: About Me

Christine Stoddard is a writer and interdisciplinary artist from Arlington, VA, right outside of Washington, D.C. In addition to writing poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, journalistic and academic pieces, screen/stage plays, Christine also writes and draws comics, makes collages, and acts/models. Currently she is studying Art History and English with minors in Creative Writing and French at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts. Her art and writing have appeared in a variety of publications, both print and web-based, in addition to winning local and national awards. Find out more about Christine and her creative projects at www.christinestoddard.com.

My passion is ...

storytelling

I know too much about ...

arts and media, fairy tales, fashion, language

My childhood ambition ...

was to become an artist and writer

Why I write ...

out of passion for humanity

My first job ...

writer for the Arlington County Teen Website in high school

My inspiration ...

life, as actually experienced or through dreams

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Searching for love

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"Like an Eggshell" The refrigerator hummed its mundane kitchen appliance song. Nestled inside its bright white suit of armor lied stacks of pita, American cheese, tortillas, honey-cured ham, baguettes, salami, and various other breads, cheeses, and deli meats. Every item in the 'fridge brandished fuzzy, blue-gray splotches. The presence of mold within the big box gave the collection of comestibles the look of decaying organs. The knight, stinking of death, lied limp on the battlefield. Suddenly someone dove milky fists into his body. Her name was Lanetta. From ashy lashes to dusty eyes to ...

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