Essays

Cristina’s first-person essays have been featured in various print and online magazines.  They are diverse in tone, with a mixture of humor and sentimental insight. 

Check out some of Cristina’s published essays in the following anthologies and websites:   

• “The Lemonade Stand” in It’s a Chick Thing (Conari Press)

• “Kava + Shuba = Kashuba” and “Headless Quaker” in The Pennsylvania Gazette (University of Pennsylvania)

• “Island Fever” in Bard Song Winter 2005 (Bard Song Press)

• “Silent Poet” (Rogue Scholar)

• “Western Perspective of a Revolution” (Peace Corps Writers)

• “Platanos Maduros” (Sofrito for your Soul)

• "Mamá Está Trabajando (Mommy is Working)" in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Power Moms (Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC)