About Christine Shaw Roome
Born on Alberta soil, Christine made her way to British Columbia to attend the University of Victoria 20 years ago and, of course, has not looked back. After testing the waters in three faculties, she finally committed to an undergraduate degree in women studies and history where she learned how to write and think critically about the world. She followed this with a master’s degree in history, which she now uses to write historical fiction.
Christine supplemented her undergraduate and graduate degrees by shelving books and working at the circulation desk at UVic’s McPherson library. A firm lover of books, she found it very difficult to leave the library and even when she did it was only a brief flirtation with the private sector. She now works as a professional fundraiser for the McPherson library.
She writes in the mean early hours of morning, during children’s naps, on coffee and lunch breaks and in any other nook and cranny of time and space that she can carve out. She writes about motherhood and parenthood because she is in it, but plans on doing so much more. She reigns queen over her household of boys which includes her husband, Loch, her nearly-four-year-old, Corbin, and her now one-year-old son, Hamish.
Fear of Fat
Have we forgotten that one of the iconic beauties in West was a size 12. Nobody said that Marilyn was plus sized.
Life As A Human Likes…8
It’s January and you’ve made a resolution to get out and exercise more, to eat right and to stop swearing in front of your kids. But, it’s cold out, gets dark early, comfort foods are in season and somehow your kids are still interrupting you when you are trying to have a good session on the web…
<b> cooking the bird </b>
Life As A Human editor, Christine Roome, and her husband prepare the holiday feast together. Out of the two of them, it is the tech savvy one who perfects the cooking of the Christmas bird.
In Flanders Fields
Written in 1915, this simple and short poem still evokes memory, heartbreak and honour
When I am an old woman I Shall Wear Purple
Jenny Joseph tells us that aging is about wearing purple and giving ourselves permission to express ourselves without fear of consequences.
Poetry to Chill Your Bones
Edgar Allan Poe, the macabre poet, is worth quoting on Halloween.
E.J. Hughes – The Artist Who Brings Me Home
Christine Roome writes about her experience of viewing E.J. Hughes paintings, her connection to Vancouver Island and how the work of an artist can give one a sense of home.
School Daze #2: I Don’t Know How She Does It!
Christine Roome recounts the harried moment when she was late for volunteer duties at her son’s school and ponders the seemingly age old question of work/life balance.
Giving Thanks for the Season of Abundance
Christine Roome reflects on the history of Thanksgiving, the emergence of autumn and her connection to the abundance and gratitude inherent in the season. The first day of fall has passed. Autumn brings with it the ancient Chinese wisdom of Yin. … Read more →
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