by Kristina | Sep 16, 2025 | Kristina Bak author
A LOSS: Nanuq was a cat of peace. For fourteen years he shared my morning writing chair. His loving spirit never faltered, even as he suffered in his final days. A GAIN: Ten months ago I received a new hip, my old one wrecked in a tango accident. Yes, tango can be...
by Kristina | Jul 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
On an August afternoon in 2022, I visited the spacious Luminare Press http://Luminarepress.com offices in Eugene. After two years of pandemic remoteness, I was delighted to see again in real life the friendly professional team that made publication a pleasure....
by Kristina | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
I loved talking recently with Dave Campbell, a wonderful Canadian podcast host. You can catch our conversation on YouTube: Living the Next Chapter Podcast episode 183, “When the Character You Are Writing About Reaches Out and Touches You as the...
by Kristina | Apr 24, 2023 | Cold Mirage by Kristina Bak, Kristina Bak Oregon Author, NOWEVER by Kristina Bak, Uncategorized
What happens when you mix authors and librarians in one big room? I found out at the 2023 Oregon Library Association Conference in Bend on April 21st. Like A Murder of Crows, or a Gaggle of Geese, it’s what one attendee called “A Shy of Introverts,”...
by Kristina | Feb 24, 2023 | Bend Oregon, Bookstores in Bend Oregon, Cold Mirage
Collaboration was my theme at Roundabout Books in Bend for my first in-person event since the pandemic. (How do you use a mic again? Will I remember what I want to say without notes? Look at all those beautiful real people in the room!) A low-key launch for my second...
