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March 2013
MEMOIR
Working on the book.
February 2013
MEMOIR
Working on the book.
January 2013
EDItor's pick
In her latest piece, From bullies to burlesuqe, Christine reveals what it was like growing up with Stage IV Acne Vulgaris, and helps us understand why she chose the world of exotic dancing at the tender age of nineteen.
This gripping piece was selected as one of the cover stories and Editor's Pick on the popular website, Open Salon.
December 2012
PODCAST
Christine sits with film and television producer/editor, Adam Simpson for a hilarious interview, which will be available for Podcast download soon.
November 2012
Feature - Memoir writer's journey
Featured in Kathy Pooler's Website Memoir Writer's Journey, Christine's essay talks about her memoir writing experience, thus far. The Only Way Out Is Through has propelled heartfelt responses and accolades, in recognition of how Christine shares her history so candidly. This essay was also featured in Memoir Daily, Shimmering Images, and Indie Authors' - paper.li magazines.
October 2012
EDITOR'S PICK
Christine addresses a common question: "Did your mother know you were a stripper?" in her candid essay, Mom, I have a secret: confessions of a wayward stripper. This article was highlighted as one of the cover stories, and Editor's Pick on Open Salon, and touches on her drug addiction, including a relapse, long after her days on stage.
September 2012
Women For One Magazine
Sharing her personal story of healing from sexual abuse as a teenager, Christine's article The Other Side Of Victim is featured in Women For One Magazine, a global community encouraging authenticity and inspiration through honest stories of strength and survival.
Women For One empowers women of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds to exchange authentic dialogue by sharing life lessons and supporting one another to create a powerful new vision for their life. They are all pioneers of their own growth and experiences.
August 2012
EDITOR'S PICK
What's it like to be a single, middle aged ex-stripper/addict in today's world? Christine's essay titled Normal: when all you know is Single, is featured.
In this absorbing narrative, Macdonald beautifully illustrates the romantic road she's traveled, and embraces coming to learn that it's okay to be single - but also - she's not giving up on finding true love.
July 2012
SALON FEATURE
Allowing us a peek in to her childhood, Christine shares what it was like growing up with her older sister, who took a much different (healthier) path.
Her essay, Maid of dishonor is featured on Salon.
Salon, People's Voice Winner for Best Online Magazine (2007), is a progressive online magazine with content updated each weekday. Part of Salon Media Group, it was launched in 1995. It was founded by David Talbot, who first served as CEO of Salon Media Group from 1995 to 1999, and serves as its current CEO. It focuses on U.S. politics and current affairs, and on reviews and articles about music, books and films.
Noted as one of the Best 50 Web Sites by Time Magazine (2002), Salon's core mission is to "uncover what truly matters in the world of news and culture."
June 2012
POWER WOMEN MAGAZINE INTERVIEW
Power Women Magazine founder, Deb Bailey talks candidly with Christine about her journey from abuse, to stripping, and everything in between.
In this gripping radio interview, we learn about Christine's family life, what triggers memories of her dark past, and how she eventually turned her life around.
Power Magazine is a global radio show with listeners in 96 countries. It won the Womens Choice Award for outstanding and informative magazine. Deb Baily was recently nominated for an international radio show host award February 2012.
In late-2008, Bailey saw the need for a medium for women worldwide to connect and learn from one another. A long-time advocate for giving a voice to women who dont have one she's been a community leader for more than two decades.
Click HERE to listen.
May 2012
LA TALK RADIO INTERVIEW
Christine and LA Talk Radio host, Sophia Venable reunite for another telling interview about stripping, sex, addiction, self worth, and one very lucky rock star.
To listen to the interview click HERE.
March 2012
West coast book tour, continued
Larry Smith, founder and editor of SMITH Magazinejoins Christine, and fellow southern Californiaauthors and artistswho've contributed to The Moment Book. The event was held at The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles where a packed house enjoyed a special performance by actor/authorStephen Tobolowsky (Deadwood, Glee, Californication, Groundhog Day).
On the heels of The Bootleg reading, Christine joins Larry Smith in San Francisco at The Boothsmith for another night of talented performances. A video of her read can be found HERE.
February 2012
West coast BOOK TOUR 
Chevalier's Books in Los Angeles hosts the first West Coast book event to promote and celebrate the publication of The Moment Book.
Christine joins fellow authors at Chervalier's Books to read her chapterand sign copies of The Moment.
You can read all about her experienceon herblog in an articletitled: A Shift in Perception: My First Book Reading for The Moment.
January 2012
THE MOMENT BOOK
Christine's essay (about her last night working as an exotic dancer) is published in The Moment (Harper Collins).
The creators of the enormously popular Not Quite What I WasPlanning and Six-Word Memoir series now offer stories of the Moment - the one-time chances, unexpected coincidences, and sudden catastrophes that made all the difference in the story of one life.
The Moment unveils everyday peoples inner lives in narratives of all shapes and sizes, with stories from six to 1,000 words, photographs, comics, illustrations, handwritten letters, and more.
The results are triumphant, outrageous, heartwarming, heartbreaking, embarrassing, illuminating, and inspiringlife-changing moments from contributors Dave Eggers, Diane Ackerman, Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love), Bill Ayers, Jennifer Egan, A. J. Jacobs, Judy Collins, and many more.
To learn more about The Moment, including book tour information, visitHarper Collins.
For purchase information and reviews:
April 2011
LA TALK RADIO INTERVIEW
Sophia Venable of LA Talk Radio interviews Christine about her forthcoming memoir Pour Some Sugar On Me: Tales from an Ex-Stripper. They talk about stripping, narcissism, addiciton, self worth, marriage, love, drugs and so much more.
To take a listen, click on either one these links:
RENEGADE SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW
Christine is featured in Dave Ursillo's Renegade Spotlight column.
The Renegade Spotlight showcases the real-life stories of everyday men and women who are pursuing their dreams, living from within, and inspiring others while both defying cynicism and risking being misunderstood by others around them.
March 2011
Feature Writer and Rising Author Spot
Christine earns her third feature spot on Scribd.Her essay, Attention Deficit sheds light on the abusive relationship she endured and the lack of self-worth that kept her there.
Scribd is a document-sharing website with (currently) more than 50 million users. It hosts more than 10 million documents. Scribd's documents are embedded more than 10 million times across the web and more than 1.8 million searches are conducted on Scribd's website everyday.
Scribd has struck deals with several major book publishers to publish content online. These include Random House, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing Company, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Thomas Nelson, and Manning Publications.
February 2011
Featured in Swishpride.org
Christine is featured in Swishpride.org a gay-straight alliance thatcreates opportunities for all women and men to contribute their time, energy, and talents to furthering the LGBT rights movement.
Swish envisions a world in which love is equal.
January 2011
Featured in SMITH Magazine
Christine's article Voluntary Termination earns a cover and Story of the Week spotlight in SMITH Magazine.
SMITH Magazine (SMITH Mag), and its younger cousin, SMITH Teens, are homes for storytelling of all forms, with a focus on personal narrative.
SMITH is best known as the creators of the Six-Word Memoir project, which has led to a bestselling book series, including Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure,Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure., and It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure..
For more on SMITH Mag, please visit their website: http://www.smithmag.net/
December 2010
Feature Writer and Rising Author Spot
Christine earns her second feature spot on Scribd.Her piece ,State of Mind gives us a glimpse of her journey through clinical depression, and how she came to get help.
Scribd is a document-sharing website with (currently) more than 50 million users. It hosts more than 10 million documents. Scribd's documents are embedded more than 10 million times across the web and more than 1.8 million searches are conducted on Scribd's website everyday.
Scribd has struck deals with several major book publishers to publish content online. These include Random House, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing Company, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Thomas Nelson, and Manning Publications.
The Memoir Daily (Paper.li publication)
Christine's Dancing Queens piece earned a cover spot in The Memoir Daily, published by Paper.li.
Paper.liisthe hottest new trend in social media news, providing a service which gathers links that networks share,turning them into a social newspaper.
About the the publicaiton, Bloomberg.com states: There's no question that such a service fills a niche in our changing online media-consumption habits.
November 2010
The Red Umbrella Diaries
Christine will be performing atThe Red Umbrella Diaries in New York on November 4, reading about her life as an exotic dancer in Waikiki from 1987 to 1996.
The Red umbrella Diaries is a monthly storytelling series in New York, where people whove tangled with the sex industry tell personal stories about the complications that arise when you mix sex and money.
The event is hosted by Audacia Ray, author of Naked on the Internet: Hookups, Downloads, and Cashing in on Internet Sexploration.
Past performers include Jillian Laurenauthor of the New York Times Best Seller Some Girls: My Life ina Harem (Plume) and Stephen Boyer, artist and author of Ghosts (Bent Boy Books).
October2010
Member of the Month: National Association of Memoir Writers
Christine is awarded October Member of the Month from the National Association of Memoir Writers.
TheNational Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) is a membership organization that invites memoir writers from all over the world to connect, learn, and become inspired about writing their stories. The goal oftheir organization is to help memoir writers feel empowered with purpose and energy to begin and develop their life stories into a publishable memoir, whether in essay form, a book, a family legacy, or to create a blog.
Christine's interview can be found in the News and Updates section of their website.
September 2010
Feature Writer and Rising Author on Scribd
Within hours of uploading her essay, Welcome to the Jungle, Christine earned a spot as a feature writer and Rising Author on Scribd.
Scribd is a document-sharing website with (currently) more than 50 million users. It hosts more than 10 million documents. Scribd's documents are embedded more than 10 million times across the web and more than 1.8 million searches are conducted on Scribd's website everyday.
Scribd has struck deals with several major book publishers to publish content online. These include Random House, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing Company, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Thomas Nelson, and Manning Publications.
August 2010
The Ellen Show NOH8 Wish
Christine celebratesthe historical overturn ofCaliforniaProposition 8by founding The Ellen Show NOH8 Wish, an on-line Facebook and Twitter campaign. Her dream isto help The NOH8 Campaign creatorsAdam Bouska and Jeff Parshley gain even more public recognition to a cause she feels passionately about: equality for all.
Her mission is to attract the producers ofThe Ellen Degeneres Show(and Ellen Degeneres herself )so thatEllen and her wife, Portia de Rossi will agree to a personal NOH8 photograph taken live on the air.
For more information on The NOH8 Campaign please visit www.noh8campaign.com
