CHRISTINE NIH'SHAW 

About this time of year in New England, people start getting a bit cranky about the weather. The curtain of white that was full of magic...

New year's, for many, is a time to make resolutions. Me? I have always resolved NOT to make resolutions. Instead, I incorporate little...

Wow! Have I really fallen off the grid with my posts?! It's been more than a year - death in the blogging world! I haven't exactly been...

It happens to everyone. We get worn down and depleted by the every day mechanisms of life: work, family, responsibilities. So every now...

As promised, the new and improved first chapter! The novel has endured 17 full revisions and finally feels complete. Special thanks to...

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Interview with Author Christine Almstrom Christine Almstrom Croydon, NH, USA Good morning, Christine, and...

So I just received an email saying my book, "Grandfather Thunder & The Night Horses," was featured on the Multicultural Children's Book...

On this Veteran's Day weekend I can't help but reflect on the simple ideal that so many are without: FREEDOM. While some are quick to...

How is it that a day at the ocean means so much more than simply a 'day at the beach?' It becomes something spiritual, rejuvenating,...

To make "Thunder" you need math. So let's do some math. I know. I know. It's summer and brains don't like to do problem solving when...

April showers bring May flowers but May brings snow? It can in New England. Mother Nature delivered an interesting gift for Mother's Day...

Some time last summer I debated whether or not to attend my (year is not important) high school reunion. How many of my classmates will...

For anyone interested in just getting down to the meat-and-potatoes of writing your story and not re-inventing the wheel, the Scrivener...

No one ever said life was easy. Maybe that's a good thing. If we always got exactly what we wanted would be appreciate what we have?...

Everything you've ever heard about New York City? It's all true. The sights and smells are almost overwhelming. (Think...

Windsor, Vermont knows how to do 'street fairs.' Yesterday I attended the annual Autumn Moon Festival in downtown Windsor as a vendor...

Mother Nature was truly on our side today! The skies were blue, the sun was shining and there was a nice breeze for the 43rd Annual...

I've signed a publishing contract with Jennifer L. Myers of SundanceKid Press! "Grandfather Thunder & The Night Horses" is scheduled to...

I've been in talks with Jennifer Meyers of SundanceKid Press Publishing recently about a new project I'm working on, titled "Grandfather...

So I've started some illustrations for a new children's book I'm working on titled "Grandfather Thunder & The Night Horses." The story...