Her chapbook, “Italian Lessons” was released in late 2014 by Finishing Line Press. Her poems have appeared in local Seattle and national journals, including “Poet Lore” and “Calyx” and she has written op-eds for “The Seattle Times” and “The Boston Globe” (for “The Globe” in the olden days, pre-Internet). Her essay, “On Being Not Jewish,” appeared in the journal “Drash.” Christine is an alumna of Hedgebrook and she holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. She is married and has a teenage daughter.