Chrystine Julian currently lives in Redlands, CA but was raised on the east side of the Mississippi near St. Louis. The powerful, often muddy flow of the river is a metaphor of her life. She has been a corporate executive, business writer, standup comic, minister, mystic, medium, recording artist, workshop leader, drum circle facilitator and writer. She often mixes verse with percussion performed on instruments from her extensive collection of world music drums and noise toys. Her poetry varies from social commentary, to mystic, sensual and then on to the outright silly. She has published two poetry collections: Sensual Spirit – poetry and thoughts from the place where body and soul meet (Pawpress 2007) and Meandering Mindfulness – poetry from the place where wonder and Wander merge (Pawpress 2009). She also leads workshops based on her poem, The Dragon.

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• Hemingway's Bed on Feb. 18, 2011
  
  Hemingway's Bed is a fun read full of exotic scenes and surprises; a perfect read when you need to go someplace else for awhile.
  
• MAINSTREAM MYSTIC - The True Story about the Struggle to Blend Everyday Life with a Destined Path of Enlightenment on March 22, 2011
  
  In Mainstream Mystic Patti Zarn takes the reader on a ride from the mundane to the exotic and the ordinary to otherworldly. It is an adventurous ride that opens your eyes to possibilities of the world around you and in your own life. Anyone that liked Eat, Pray Love or The Possibility of Everything will enjoy this read.
  
• India Was One on April 15, 2011
  
  There is growing popularity of South Asian culture and spirituality as evidenced by the growth of Bollywood, Yoga, Curry and Kirtan in the US. Bestselling books like Eat, Pray Love and The Life of PI have capitalized on that interest. In India Was One the author provides the reader with an inside view of that culture. It is at once informative, exotic and thought provoking. It is a must read for anyone seeking a more than superficial understanding of India and the way it interplays with the conflicts and transformation of our modern society.