Look and Listen

Biography

D. K. Christi is highly credentialed in the education administration world, working and living on over six continents and sharing expertise as a polished, platform speaker. Her novels and short stories take real place and incident and wrap fictional characters around them, an expansion from the technical writing that marked her career. Her command of language to describe sight, sound and smell is like a photograph in the written word. Her understanding of diverse people in challenging circumstances give depth to her characters that make them unforgettable and haunting long after the book cover is closed. Her experiences as a blue water sailor, often solo, provided a turning point in her own life that was also influenced by many years in Europer and Asia. Oriental influences are found in her writing and her perspective.

Inspiration

Inspiration comes from events that shake up one's understanding of the moment, challenging beliefs and requiring new insights. Inspiration comes from acknowledging the search for love and acceptance that weaves its ways through the lives of people throughout the world. Inspiration comes from mysteries that seek answers and overcoming adversity in ways that lead to a richer and more profound existence. Inspiration comes from a word, an event, a history and grows as characters take on a life of their own, leading to their own destiny.