Christine lives in Atlantic County New Jersey.  When she isn't teaching or writing, she can be found crocheting, kayaking, attending music festivals, finding kitsch at flea markets, and buying teal things and things with birds on them.  She also enjoys spending time in the company of family, friends, her husband Lee Blanchard and her Chihuahua mix, Padme.  She is an outspoken proponent of the Oxford comma.