About

Hi, I'm Krisann.

       I teach, write, edit, choreograph, perform, and parent. 

       I grew up in a small town/big family scenario, have moved all around my home state of California since first leaving home, and have been a grown-up ever since, apparently.

       What is Now Hark This!? It's an education, of sorts. This is where I force myself (and hopefully others, kicking and screaming if need be) to learn to get the creative stuff burning a hole in the brain O-U-T and into the world. This is often very, very hard to do. So this blog space is where I trust myself to craft stories and let them live on paper or on screen outside of me, in their own little form with their own little life. Sometimes they're non-fiction essays and humorist observational ramblings, and other times they're very fictional tales and sometimes you might see a little of yourself in the story and I'm denying right now that anyone I know is written into my stuff so do not ask me if the girl with the shopping problem in the short story is you, okay, Hannah

       I hope you'll participate in one of the writing events, or leave encouraging comments, or just read and be inspired to find a stage for your own creativity, so it can be out here, and stop burning your brain. Because, seriously. Headaches and stuff. The worst. 

Some favorite things, in no particular order, pseudo-Julie Andrews style:

  • Literature.
  • Quality time with quality people.
  • Theater.
  • The color aubergine.
  • Linguistics.
  • Design.
  • Reasons to say 'ampersand' in conversation.
  • My children, who melt and amaze me daily.
  • Comedy.
  • Learning and research. No, seriously.
  • Cherries. Pistachios. Brownies, cookies, chocolate in general. 
  • Film. But not in a pretentious way, promise. I just adore good stories and great storytellers.
  • Dancing.
  • Making stuff up.






For goodies like the background I happily found after months of searching, follow designer Jessica Jones over at How About Orange.