I mean, it's a valid question, right? During the website refresh it was made very clear by looking at my poetry and story sales. I...

Just a quick note to say that I'm still here, and I've been working for a few days behind the scenes to clean up and clean out the 'ole...

The latest installment of an occasional series where I post things that make me happy.

You had me at librarian in Hell. No way could I resist a book that combines two of my favorite things. The main character, Claire, is...

So last Tuesday I was minding my own business, obliviously heading into my local Best Buy, when I heard the most pitiful meowing in the...

Late, as usual, but what would be the fun otherwise, amirite? Anyway, below you'll find the stories and poems I had published in 2019....

Last night our local weather man dropped the news: the first freezing cold of the season would be here next Wednesday night. As if it had...

So many aspects of modern life feel like getting a fire hose blast to the face--overwhelming rivers of terrible news offered up alongside...

For those following along at home, I've updated the species lists with a few months' worth of observations. There are new entries in...

As I've grown older I've come to appreciate the all the beauty in the natural world, even the wet stuff. It's damned inconvenient for...

I'm bogged down in novel writing, story revisions, and garden wrangling, but I wanted to drop a quick note about my latest poem,...

What my protagonist is thinking about this morning.

Rough weather is predicted for our area today, but before it arrived, I took my camera on a quick walk around the garden.

An artist who composes and plays badass modern classical music. #ChristenLien #classicalmusic

Including my story, "A Gardener's Guide to the Apocalypse." After the 2016 US Presidential election, I spent weeks nearly overwhelmed by...

I loved the innovative approach the author took, presenting this history of Dark Age Britain as a series of literal journeys through the...

Magic is forgetting the world was ever other than as you willed it. I fell in love with Vasilisa Petrovna two years ago when I discovered...

Peggy Martin roses are wonderful climbers, with long, sturdy canes perfectly suited for training along espalier wires. They're tough as...