Heather Christie’s Blog
Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog. Sit down, grab a cup of tea, and browse around. Each quarter (January, April, July, and October) I try to write a new post and share a little piece of my life.
My two teenage kids take up a lot of space on the page. But I also love to write about my attempt to lead a healthy, mindful, and purpose-driven life, and what it’s like to start over in New York City and chase a dream at middle age. And lots more.
While it’s a blast when a big website re-syndicates one of my posts, my real goal is to write in a such a way that compels you pop back again and again to read my stories. I love it when you like, comment, or share a post. And when you subscribe to my email list it makes me happy. Thanks.
Xoxo,
Heather
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Recent Posts
Want To Know What It’s Really Like To Have A Doctor For A Dad?
One hot and humid weekend the summer my brother was ten years old, he told our father his stomach hurt. “Try going to the bathroom,” my dad said. We were vacationing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland on our boat. My dad sat bayside with a beer in hand and a cigarette...
Here Are The Secrets When Teaching A Teenager To Drive
“Turn the wheels in the direction you want the car to go,” I said, my teeth clenched, my pulse racing, my voice deceptively calm and reassuring. Please don’t let him hit the garage again, I silently prayed and almost closed my eyes. My son was attempting to pull out...
Does Middle Age Give You Night Terrors?
The metaphorical light at the end of the parenting tunnel is growing brighter. As my kids near their launch into the great big world, I realize I’ve passed the halfway point. The hard, physical work of parenthood is behind me. While the last sixteen years have been...
Are You An Architect Or A Gardener? James Anderson Has The Answer
As a graduate student at The Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program at Pine Manor College, I had the good fortune to sit side-by-side with James Anderson in our workshop group (See James' full bio below). He was (and is) kind, generous, and smart. Today (Jan. 16,...
We Have A Guest For Tea & Scones: Joyce McPherson
The Solstice MFA In Creative Writing Program introduced me to many talented writers. I am lucky to count Joyce McPherson among them. Today Joyce guest blogs in celebration of her newly released children's book The Dickens Connection. Her full bio is below. Read on to...
Smile And You Will Never Be Wrong
Wayne Dyer says, “Loving People live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world.” Turn on the TV or radio, pick two channels, and you’ll find opposing interpretations of humanity. Refuges good. Immigration bad. The sky is falling. Everything...
Be Honest: Do You Know Why Today Is A Special Day?
It’s the third Sunday of September. Heather, you think as you sip your morning coffee. You are stating the obvious, which is not good for a writer. Agreed, but there’s probably something you don’t know about the third Sunday in September. It’s top secret—almost CIA...
A Letter To My Son As He Enters His Junior Year
Dear Son,
I used to count the days until the end of summer, marking the calendar until school would start and our normal routine would be restored. As a working mom, I was filled with guilt for the hot afternoons I wasn’t able to spend with you at the pool. I wished away the long summer days, feeling at fault—deluded that if you were in the classroom like all the other kids, I wasn’t shortchanging you.
Heather, What Are You Doing?
Writers are notorious complainers. The rejection is hard to swallow and the waiting tantamount to waterboarding. I’ve plastered positive idioms all over my vision board and I meditate upon them each time a pass (aka rejection) comes across my email. But sometimes I...
