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$35 or more gets you two selected PDF essays + illustrations, a creativity PODCAST, and Field Guide To Now PDF WORKSHEET that will guide you through the process of uncovering creativity in your life at present—even if you are neither a creative type or an explorer ( but in the quiet still moments of your dreams you’ve felt the wild drums of wanderlust or a turbulent longing in your heart.)

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$50 or more or gets you two selected PDF essays + illustrations, a creativity PODCAST, a Field Guide to Now PDF WORKSHEET...AND the option of choosing a word that describes a moment in your day—one you want to examine more fully—and I’ll illustrate it. Your word may end up in the book, or not—depending on the word and the inspiration that comes from it in the moment. Either way, you'll get a HIGH QUALITY PRINT inspired by your word!

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Christina Rosalie Sbarro is a writer, artist and mother.

Her short fiction and essays have recently appeared in the Sun, Mothering, Blue Print Review; with a new story forthcoming in the L.A. Review.

Her story, “The Things You Forget,” was nominated for a Pushcart prize and her her story "If You Fall It Is Your Fault" won the Red Hen Press Short Fiction 2009 Award judged by Judith Freeman.

Christina is currently working on her first novel. She also blogs at http://mytopography.com