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Kristie Smeltzer

Kristie Smeltzer is a writer, writing coach, and teacher. Her fiction has been published by Scribes*MICRO*Fiction, MonkeyBicycle, Atticus Review, and other literary magazines. She’s currently working on several novels, a screenplay, and lots of short stories. Smeltzer earned her MFA in creative writing at the University of Central Florida. She loves helping others tell their stories and collaborates one-on-one with writers through her consulting business. She also teaches creative writing classes for WriterHouse and other local organizations. Learn more at kristiesmeltzer.com.

Culture Living

Putting a fine point on self-care

When someone said “acupuncture” to me, the image that used to come to mind was Pinhead from Hellraiser. With maturity, though, I’ve developed an earnest desire to try traditional Chinese […]

Kristie Smeltzer | January 15, 2025

Culture Living

The sport of queens

A delightful side effect of writing this column is that people in my life now give me ideas based on their bucket lists and more obscure interests. When a friend […]

Kristie Smeltzer | December 11, 2024

Culture Living

Pull! A tale of sporting clays

Since childhood, I’ve been fascinated with the idea of shooting skeet. I must’ve seen it in a Bugs Bunny cartoon or something. My father liked hunting, and to varying degrees, […]

Kristie Smeltzer | November 6, 2024

Arts Culture

The glorious goat of improv

One of my favorite things to do is laugh. A hearty laugh makes a bad day a little less bleak and a good one golden. Live comedy has always been […]

Kristie Smeltzer | October 23, 2024

Arts Culture

Live Arts stages compelling he-said, she-said plays

We humans are social animals, which is one reason why theater endures as a way for people to share space and feel something together. In a time when our nation […]

Kristie Smeltzer | October 16, 2024

Culture Food & Drink

Carter Mountain Orchard’s fall food offerings come with a sunset

It’s crazy that I worked at Monticello for seven years but never visited Carter Mountain Orchard until recently. I’ve had the apple cider donuts (worth the hype), but haven’t gone […]

Kristie Smeltzer | September 25, 2024

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