Christie Walkuski

Christie Walkuski is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at the Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, IN, exploring writing as ministry. She grew up in Queens, NY, and currently finds herself living in rural upstate NY, near Albany, as she accompanies her father through Alzheimer's disease.

EssayJune 12, 2017

The joy of being flung

By Christie Walkuski

We were city kids who had a bit of grass to play on. We lived in post-war garden apartments–brick, two-story buildings attached and arranged…