Author Archives: Kate Christie

About Kate Christie

I'm a lesbian fiction author currently residing in the Pacific Northwest. To read excerpts and more of my novels, visit www.katejchristie.com.

Love Thy Neighbor

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Kate Christie

Last year, our development decided to change the way our mail gets delivered. As a result, we now have cluster boxes. This presents a challenge anytime a substitute delivery person is called in–many of us have addresses that are identical except … Continue reading →

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Interview and Review on EDGE Media Network

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Kate Christie

While I have been hyper-busy recently learning to be a new parent, an interview and a review of both of my books, Solstice and Leaving L.A., have come online. Kate West, a Seattle writer who contacted me a few months ago about writing the interview … Continue reading →

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Why I haven’t Written Lately…

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Kate Christie

Just thought I’d post a few reasons for why I haven’t written much lately.

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Priceless

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Kate Christie

This morning, I rolled over in bed, glanced at the bedside clock, and did the calculation that has become my post-birth morning ritual—six and a half hours of sleep. This is my record so far, made possible by the fact … Continue reading →

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A Company of Women

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Kate Christie

Birth Junkies and the Not-So-Junkied A few weeks ago I blogged about the changes to Washington state birth certificates that would allow my name to go on our daughter’s birth certificate as a “natural” parent from day one. Well, that … Continue reading →