Christine Larsen

Christine Larsen is an Australian in her seventh decade - writer, farmer, wife, mother, grandmother - living on their retirement farm. Her words have taken on new meaning with her recently confirmed diagnosis of Lung cancer, as her journey begins to conquer this uninvited invader with a formidable strength of character and unique sense of humour. Her website is: www.cdcraftee.com, and her public writings can be read for free by Googling - cdcraftee

June 6, 2022
Christine Larsen
Poem

Ablaze… With no Remorse

A poignant and soulful prose poem, by Christine, in memory of her mother who succumbed to pancreatic cancer in her arms. An exclusive for Different Truths. Update: We received...

April 28, 2022
Christine Larsen
Health, Poem

You’re so Brave…

A cancer survivor, Christine, tells us about the many layers of her experiences, in this personal prose poem, dealing with the dreaded disease. An exclusive for Different Truths. They...

April 4, 2022
Christine Larsen
Poem

More Beautiful…

An evocative poem, by Christine, where she aspires beauty and reasons that she has not voyaged like her lover. An exclusive for Different Truths. than I have ever dreamt...

February 28, 2022
Christine Larsen
Cover Story, Memoir, Relationship & Lifestyle

The ‘Bling Rings’ + One!

Christine walks down the memory lane and tells us the tale of bling rings, a dazzling diamond ring, and a lovely pearl ring – two rings with two amazing...

February 5, 2022
Christine Larsen
Poem, Special Feature

Too Old to Create? Never!

A cancer warrior, Christine is battling with the fourth stage. In this poem, she returns to her childhood, a Special Feature, on the World Cancer Day, celebrated every year,...

November 16, 2021
Christine Larsen
Poem

Twin Souls

An evocative poem about soulmates, by Christine, exclusively for Different Truths. Not identical twins, but an expression in eyes mirrored perfectly, in unison, as they first tentatively ask, gathering...

November 8, 2021
Christine Larsen
Poem

Insomnia’s Upside Downunder

A poignant poem, by Christine, where she sees the positive and healing side of insomnia. An exclusive for Different Truths. Yet another insomniac night, BUT... on the healing side...

October 29, 2021
Christine Larsen
Poem

Silver by Choice

A reflective and evocative poem, by Christine, about brain, creativity, life and beyond, exclusively for Different Truths. They asked what was so special about my brain that I would...

September 30, 2021
Christine Larsen
Poem

To ‘Feel’ my Words is to Know Me

Here’s an autobiographical prose poem, by Christine, exclusively for Different Truths. Did that thought linger in the wondrous imagination of that storyteller extraordinaire, Hans Christian Andersen? I think so. ...

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