As a songwriter and musician, Cesca has been selected three times to receive songwriter grants from The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Her poems and fiction have appeared in numerous literary journals. She is founder of www.EveInHand.net, a Feminist adult arts and culture publication.

"One day when I was ten, my father played a cassette," Cesca remembers. "I tell myself I can see him reach above his head and select that tape from the visor-case in his truck. That is probably not true. The truth? The chords I heard as we rumbled down rural route 3 in coastal Virginia. The song, I would learn, was written by Kris Kristofferson. At ten years old, I surely didn't appreciate its mature themes. But when that song reached the chorus, I felt different, and wondered if I might ever be allowed to look into a place that intimate, and if I would know how to describe what I saw: I wanted to be a writer."

"I like to cook and any time spent with animals. I just bought my first house. I am lucky enough to be sleepless often, kept awake by the ideas and goals that energize me with ambition that I strive to direct meaningfully. I laugh as often as possible and am saddened by a lot. Life is more than we see. What can't be quantified is often the greatest treasure. Love yourself. And love someone else."