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Author · Storyteller · Motivational Speaker

My work explores resilience, reinvention, human connection, and the extraordinary possibility of finding joy—even when life doesn't go according to plan.

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As an author, I write fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and comedic prose about the experiences that shape us: love and loss, courage and vulnerability, adversity and hope, and our enduring connection to one another.

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As a speaker, I bring those same stories to the stage, blending humor, poetry, and deeply personal storytelling to create talks that make audiences laugh, reflect, feel—and leave believing a little more fiercely in what is still possible.

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Whether through the written word or spoken aloud, my message is the same:

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Our hardest chapters don't have to be the end of the story. Sometimes they're where the most extraordinary ones begin.

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MY BOOKS

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The Deep Abyss

The forest knows things the heart has forgotten.

When a violent rupture along the San Andreas Fault devastates California, fifty-three-year-old Eden McGuire and her two dogs find themselves trapped on a remote mountain, cut off from the world below. With starvation, injury, and freezing nights closing in, Eden must navigate a wilderness as merciless as it is breathtaking—fighting not only to stay alive, but to keep her grip on reality as everything she believed about safety and control begins to fall away.

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Reviews for The Deep Abyss

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"A very moving, emotional journey of survival."

LJB

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"A well-written, excellent story."

B. Green

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Introducing...
The Great Forest Divide
(The book we all need right now)

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The Great Forest Divide

In a forest divided by fear and misunderstanding, one brave little community discovers that the things making us different may also be what make us stronger.

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The Great Forest Divide is a beautifully illustrated story of courage, kindness, friendship, and the extraordinary magic that happens when we choose to come together.

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Pre-order your copy and step into a forest where every voice matters—and everyone belongs.

© 2017 Elisa Fortise Christensen.  All rights reserved.

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