I think there's a part of my brain where food, language, and memory all intersect, and it's really powerful. I think I'm not alone in this. Kate Christensen brainfoodintersect Change image and share on social
Living in New York City is one constant, ongoing literary pilgrimage. For 20 years, I lived among the ghosts of great writers and walked where they had walked. Kate Christensen cityconstantghost Change image and share on social
Reminded of what a diet really is, I began eating more slowly, being more conscious of when I was full. I started to enjoy my buckwheat bread with goat cheese and pureed butternut-squash soup as a response to real hunger. Kate Christensen beginbreadbuckwheat share on social
I wrote my first story when I was six or seven. Kate Christensen storywrite Change image and share on social
Iggy Pop has a voice that's somehow simultaneously self-mocking, wild, precise, amused, righteous, cool, contained and bold. I don't know how he does what he does. Kate Christensen amuseboldcontain Change image and share on social
My father's grandparents came from Norway and settled in the Scandinavian bastion of Minnesota. As a little girl in Tempe, Arizona, I daydreamed about picking cloudberries by a fjord in a fresh Nordic wind. Kate Christensen arizonabastioncloudberry share on social
I never liked dolls or played house. I read and wrote, climbed trees, collected rocks, rode my bike, and befriended boys, platonically. Kate Christensen befriendbikeboy Change image and share on social
I remember the moment I first became aware of aging. I was 30. I looked down at my knees, and the skin above them had become a little loose. And I thought, 'And so it begins!' Kate Christensen agingawarebegin Change image and share on social
It gives me immense pleasure to be trustworthy, faithful, and true - to have the kind of romantic bond that inspires this. Kate Christensen bondfaithfulimmense Change image and share on social