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“I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.” – William Faulkner

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  • Out of Control

    You know what I was not meant to have? Control. Self-, others-, situational-, political-, government-, project-, subordinate-. None of it. I am involuntarily exerting control over my words, even as I type them. I used to be able to write freely, flowingly, honestly, carelessly. Not in an “I-don’t-care-about-others” kind of…

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  • 5 Minute Friday: On Friends

    Friends are one of my favorite topics.  Ever. Why? Because I have known so many, and I really cannot imagine what my life would have…

  • 5 Minute Friday : Growing

    The clock is ticking.  The word for the day is “growing.” Growing is going on all around me.  My pants are growing too large for…

  • 25 Years

    So, tonight, I am going to my 25th high school reunion.  Isn’t that crazy?  I’m excited — I just wish my suitcase would pack itself…

  • The Help

    Sometime last year, I started reading Kathryn Stockett’s novel, The Help after learning that my friend Candis had read it in two days and loved it.…

● About Me

I’m Christi, and I have been writing, well, since I learned to write as a little girl. I learned in my 40’s that writing saves lives and sanity, and that is exactly why I am still here.

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