Missing Betty
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
1y ago
Betty Sydow authored the first book published by Hidden Timber, a story written in a class, illustrated by her friend and artist Carolou Nelsen, and brought to life by the founder of Hidden Timber Books, Lisa Rivero. Sometimes you don’t realize how long you’ve known a person until they’re gone, and you look back at … The post Missing Betty appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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I am looking forward to … I hope
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
2y ago
It’s a new year. Everyone is all about intentions these days. I intend to do a lot of things. I intend to get up early and exercise. I intend to walk past that dish of Hershey Kisses and not grab two or four or … you know. I intend to get to bed earlier but … The post I am looking forward to … I hope appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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Back to the Beginning
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
2y ago
Today I returned to one of my favorite circles of writers, the senior citizens at Harwood Place, who invited me to lead a writing class nine years ago when I was very green as a teacher. Some of the writers at the time, despite their age, were very green at putting their stories to the … The post Back to the Beginning appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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Thinking
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
2y ago
There is a place, there is always a place, to which you return, in mind or in spirit or in the movement of your own two feet, where you rest a moment and appreciate the quiet, the solitude. Just you. And the water. The yellowed leaf from a cottonwood tree, its tip pointing south, the … The post Thinking appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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Begin again.
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
2y ago
I might have cried, but for the moon and for the thought of you tracing the places we once had been, the person I had promised you I’d be. ~ from Journey: a traveler’s notes by William Sulit and Beth Kephart On the flight home to Texas, you realize just how long it’s been. Since … The post Begin again. appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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Q&A with Beth Alvarado, author of Jillian in the Borderlands
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
3y ago
“…bones could sing, she knew, and if she drew them in pictures, she would give them back their voices.” ~ from Jillian in the Borderlands by Beth Alvarado One of my favorite books is Margaret Atwood’s Negotiating with the Dead: a writer on writing, in which she writes a page and a half of reasons … The post Q&A with Beth Alvarado, author of Jillian in the Borderlands appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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Guest Post: Donna Miscolta on Why I Write
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
3y ago
In this Sunday Series, you’ll meet writers new and seasoned as they share what inspires them to put #PenToPaper. This week, welcome Donna Miscolta, who writes on finding her voice. I once wrote an essay called “Can’t You Talk, Girl?” They were the words said to me when I was ten. Said is not quite the right word. … The post Guest Post: Donna Miscolta on Why I Write appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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Q&A with Joanna Rose, author of A Small Crowd of Strangers
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
3y ago
“Wonder,” she said. “We are seeking wonder.” . . . Wonder is a lifting in the heart. Wonder is belief in the fleetest moment. Time stops and starts, goes away and comes back from somewhere. Frankie called Bullfrog the Wonder Dog. “He wonders what’s going on,” he said. It is a wonder she and Michael … The post Q&A with Joanna Rose, author of A Small Crowd of Strangers appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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Guest Post: Carly Israel on Why I Write
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
3y ago
In this Sunday Series, you’ll meet writers new and seasoned as they share what inspires them to put #PenToPaper. This week, welcome Carly Israel, who speaks to the stories that are often always inside of us, waiting for the moment when we finally begin to listen. The stories have always been within me. I have carried them for … The post Guest Post: Carly Israel on Why I Write appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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Sunday Series: Vicki Mayk on Why I Write
Christi Craig
by Christi Craig
3y ago
In this Sunday Series, you’ll meet writers new and seasoned as they share what inspires them to put #PenToPaper. This week, welcome Vicki Mayk, who speaks to how a story sometimes finds us and we are compelled to write. When people ask me why I chose to write my book “Growing Up On the Gridiron: Football, Friendship and … The post Sunday Series: Vicki Mayk on Why I Write appeared first on Christi Craig ..read more
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