I met Stalin’s granddaughter once, on an island off the coast of Sardinia. I was there looking for an almost-extinct species of cone shell—the Lapis lazuli. Such an exquisite name; such potent venom. I first saw her from a distance, an old woman, dressed in white, looking out to sea. I took her for one […]
Liana Joy Christensen
Liana Joy Christensen is a writer from Western Australia, with a particular passion for ecology and wildlife. Her short stories, poems, and creative nonfiction are published in journals and anthologies in Australia and internationally. She is the author of Deadly Beautiful (Exisle, 2011).