Christopher Reynaga
Excerpt:
There is no such thing as magic or spirits. I won't believe it, and neither should you. I have fought with wolves and black dragons, lost blood on the forest floor in the twilight of battle, with the fat red leaves of autumn raining down. These beasts I've fought alongside, the blue fire that surged within my veins did not really exist. I cover the scars on my arms with my shirt and say that I tumbled my bike down Cameron's creek last summer, and I've repeated that so many times now that the dream of how I got them has faded with the redness. You have no idea how much I prayed for this kind of magic when I was younger, and now that it has been offered to me... But let me begin at the beginning. The day I died.-from "The Wolf Shaman's Apprentice," by Christopher Reynaga
Bio:
My name is Christopher Reynaga. I am a storyteller. In this day and age that translates as novelist and short story writer, singer, and songwriter.I am a recipient of a Bazzanella Literary Award for Short Fiction and a graduate of Clarion West Writers Workshop 2008.
Publications:
"Space Cougar," written with my amazing co-authors, has been (against all good sense or taste) acquired by The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction."Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree" has sold to the Nick Cave anthology Up Jumped the Devil."A Million Miles from Graceland" will be in an upcoming issue of Cemetery Dance.
Writing Description:
Mythic darkness with a sense of wonder.
Writing Goals:
My goal is to complete at least one chapter per week of my book "The Wolf Shaman's Apprentice." Last year I worked on the discovery draft of this book, with tens of thousands of words of journaling and notes from my memory.Now I turn something that seemingly happened to me into story.
Fundraising Goals:
I'm looking to get a sponsor donation for every chapter I complete!
Website:
www.chris-reynaga.livejournal.com/
