Biography
Christine Autumn
The idea of writing an autobiography came to me in 1996, after a near-fatal car accident. Coming so close to death inspired me not only to piece my life together, as would any human being, but to tell others the soul-crushing story of the life that I once lived, whose nature I finally came to fathom for the first time in my life.
The narrative begins in 1962 literally, at my conception. It begins with the perspective of an unborn child caught in the abortion of a twin sibling, and finally born into an African-American family, whose roots reach back to 1926. None of the subjects thereafter are easy: family violence (both moral and physical), abortion, racism, sexual dysfunction and homosexuality, and plain being poor in America. However, I wanted to tell this story in a life-affirming fashion. My story is that of countless other people, my message simple: none of us can survive on our own, we need the life-giving nourishment of love. This is about love both denied and requited
Nine Years ago, I embarked on a mission to explore trees as sentient beings. I realized there were relationships between humans and other species that I also wanted to explore while telling you about Taos New Mexico where I have lived for thirty-four years.
I wrote Walking with The Ancestors because I wanted to see everyday heroes. To me magic is real, and the goal was to make it plausible where you can see yourself in one or more of the characters. Imagine a world where someone is not afraid to covertly fight for your right to exist and be free. “Ashe”
