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Mel Christie

He/Him | Write, Engineer, Tai Chi Sword

An engineer by trade, a Tai Chi sword practitioner for fun, William M Christie has spent forty years distracted by writing short stories while working and traveling in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond. Originally from London, he is, for now, settled in the U.S. in the D.C. metro area, though he still regularly escapes to foreign climes to find new stories to write—when not hosting the Bethesda Memoirs Meetup or attending writer workshops and public events at the Bethesda Writer's Center.

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Projects

Print Publication · 2025-present

Solace and Satisfaction

The sequel to Flying with Cormorants will cover not only South East Asia but also Europe, the Americas, Africa, and beyond.

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Print Publication · 2022-2026

Flying with Cormorants

Ren Manoukian, a second-generation Armenian immigrant, ditches his commute from his soot-stained London sublet to spend a year in Southeast Asia.

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