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V.R. Christensen

V.R. Christensen

Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction, Neo-Victorian Dystopian Steampunk

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    Author: V.R. Christensen

    Author, blogger, yogi, and old-house enthusiast. Also, I seem to be a collector of cats.

    Good Grief, it’s Complicated! (On the nature of grief and sorrow.)

    “Human experience often brings such a complexity of emotions. Not since I was a small child have I felt anything unalloyed, not joy or anger or sorrow.… Read more “Good Grief, it’s Complicated! (On the nature of grief and sorrow.)”

    5 December 20218 December 2021 by V.R. Christensen

    Ellipses…

    In my mind, we were in the middle of a conversation. That isn’t exactly how it was. She had told me she had some things she needed… Read more “Ellipses…”

    1 November 20213 October 2022 by V.R. Christensen

    Summers’ End: A Tale of Madness (excerpt)

    The third-story bedroom window overlooked the ornate gardens, the walk lined with neatly clipped boxwoods, and the tall wrought iron fence that divided Ravenswood from the rest… Read more “Summers’ End: A Tale of Madness (excerpt)”

    19 October 202119 October 2021 by V.R. Christensen

    A Ghost Story for the Ages

    The summer of 1816 was a gloomy one. The devastating eruption of Mt. Tambora the year before had sent thirty-five cubic miles of debris into the air,… Read more “A Ghost Story for the Ages”

    1 October 2021 by V.R. Christensen

    On Manifestation part 1

    Last month I talked about how I often take the issues that are troubling me and work them out in a fictional medium, but the reverse is… Read more “On Manifestation part 1”

    21 August 202121 August 2021 by V.R. Christensen

    On the Domestication of Humans

    As a Sagittarius rising and a Myers-Briggs INFJ, I’m fascinated by the idea of discovering my true self, the person I was before the world changed me.… Read more “On the Domestication of Humans”

    5 August 20215 August 2021 by V.R. Christensen

    A Suitable Education for Girls

    In an age when a woman’s greatest responsibility was to marry and bear children, education largely centered around the preparation for those roles. Working class women learned… Read more “A Suitable Education for Girls”

    28 June 202119 September 2022 by V.R. Christensen

    The Allure of Exclusivity

    I put people in boxes. I’m one of those. I like personality typing (Myers-Briggs and Enneagram), astrology, sociology and psychology. I want to understand why people think… Read more “The Allure of Exclusivity”

    27 May 2021 by V.R. Christensen

    Dystopianism, Steampunkery, and the Influence of the Kaiser Wilhelm

    What was I thinking? What, after all, is a successful historical fiction author doing dipping into the realms of science fiction? Well, the thing is, when you… Read more “Dystopianism, Steampunkery, and the Influence of the Kaiser Wilhelm”

    30 April 202121 August 2021 by V.R. Christensen

    Pride and Humility: A Historical Fiction Author’s Views on the Merits of Fictional License in Historical Romance

    Do all authors start out as ego-centric snobs? I did. After reading every piece of Regency/Victorian/Edwardian literature I could find, from Dickens and Eliot to the lesser-knowns… Read more “Pride and Humility: A Historical Fiction Author’s Views on the Merits of Fictional License in Historical Romance”

    29 March 2021 by V.R. Christensen

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