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May.20.2013
The "super ghost" of Blair Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary (Corkscrew) is showing signs that it's "waking" up for its summer show. Discovered in 2007 by hikers on the boardwalk looking high in the canopy for owls, the "super ghost" ghost orchid was made famous by D. K...
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Apr.03.2013
Blog Post by DK Christi - Apr.03.2013 - 6:11 pm
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The rare and endangered ghost orchid is found only in the Florida Everglades and parts of Cuba. It is losing habitat to climate change, population encroachment, and general disrespect for the fragile ecosystem that provides...
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Dec.09.2012
Inspiration to Publication – A Ghostly Experience by D. K. Christi
July 18, 2010 in Monday Dialogue with Guests | Tags: author, D. K. Christi, Ghost Orchid,Inspiration, Writing
Inspiration to Publication – A Ghostly Experience by D. K. Christi
Ghost Orchid, ...
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Nov.22.2011
"No good deed goes unpunished" has been attributed to several famous people, so I will just agree. When I should be running around, preparing for Thanksgiving, I am in misery with a major case of poison ivy. I don't know how long this lasts, but so far the Cortizone cream and Benadryl...
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Nov.19.2011
Opportunities to volunteer are everywhere. As the author of Ghost Orchid, a story of love, lies and redemption set in the Florida Eveglades, I have become an honorary expert on Ghost Orchids and their habitat at Blair Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sancturary.
I have recently learned the limits of...
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Aug.02.2011
Many journalists look forward to the day they publish their first novel, while some perfect their news reporting and become famous for their expertise and notoriety, their awards and recognition. I started out in journalism but took a wide swath through grant writing, edit gigs for major corporate...
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Jun.30.2011
Please check out the NPR interview at Gulf Coast Live WGCU by Valerie Edwards as she interviews Ed Carlson, Executive Director of Blair Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and D. K. Christi, author of Ghost Orchid and catch the excitement: http://wgcu.org/audioplayer/13146.aspx
The "Super Ghost...
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Sep.23.2010
Book trailers have been a mystery to me, never certain whether they actually entice potential readers. My first one for my debut novel, Arirang: The Bamboo Connection, was tediously long ; my favorite part, though, was the Korean drums at the beginning . I could listen to the drums without the...
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Sep.15.2010
"It's the strangest thing. by the time I had the camera set up and looked through it, the fourth bloom broke through the bud. It's small and tenuous, but it's there. You must look...High in the canopy overhead danced not two, not three, but four ghosts, one just bursting forth from its bud...
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Aug.16.2010
Ghost Orchid D.K. Christi as reviewed by Long and Short Romance Reviews This story has more twists and turns than many mountain switch-back roads. Just when you think you have it all figured out, Ms. Christi leads you off down another avenue. Her descriptions of the sanctuary had me zooming...
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