My name is Crysta (Fladland) Parkinson, I’m 27, a busy wife and mother. (Who knew kids could be so active?) Much of our spare time these days is spent on Brownies (Girl Scouts), Cub Scouts, dance, piano…there’s always something interesting going on at our house!

I grew up in western Washington – specifically Blaine, Washington, which is right on the border between Washington state and Canada, on the Pacific Ocean.

When I’m not chasing after my family, I’m writing – whether it is for work (I’m the Managing Editor of the daily newspaper here, the Williston Herald) or personal consumption. I write a little bit of absolutely everything – and I usually have at least half a dozen projects going on at any given time.

These days I live in Williston, North Dakota, a town of about 15,000 people on the western edge of North Dakota, with my husband, an amazing Kiwi named Justin, and my three kids – Cameron, Maia and Ella Rose. I also have two step-children, Matthew and Aleisha, who live in New Zealand with their mother, Michelle.