Christina E. Petrides taught English on Jeju Island, South Korea, from 2017-2023, and began writing poetry there. Her poems have appeared in periodicals worldwide. Her first poetry collection, On Unfirm Terrain, was issued by Kelsay Books. Christina is the author of four children’s books: Blueberry Man; Tea Cakes, Quilts, and Sonshine; The Refrigerator Ghost; and Mr. Fisher's Whiskers. Christina is the primary translator of Maria Shelyakhovskaya's monumental memoir, Being Grounded in Love.