{"id":148,"date":"2021-01-22T13:18:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brovelliobrien.com\/?p=148"},"modified":"2021-01-22T14:53:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:53:56","slug":"hello-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brovelliobrien.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/22\/hello-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello, there"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Let&#8217;s get started?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s see&#8230;I&#8217;m a freelance writer and researcher who also has held the following jobs: visiting assistant professor of English; instructor of English; textbook editorial assistant; STEAM educator; legal secretary; vintage shop assistant; and cocktail waitress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/brovelliobrien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/christine-brovelli-obrien-profile-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116\" width=\"184\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brovelliobrien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/christine-brovelli-obrien-profile-pic.jpg 500w, https:\/\/brovelliobrien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/christine-brovelli-obrien-profile-pic-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><figcaption>Me, over-caffeinated in a hotel coffee shop <br>at an academic conference<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I hold a Ph.D. in English &#8211; 19th century British Literature, specifically &#8211; with teaching expertise in literary analysis, persuasive rhetoric, and research writing. I love literature, poetry, humor, memoir\/autobiography, non-fiction, neuroscience, 80s New Wave, and cheesy movies and television shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I write about lifestyle, books, education, and pets, mostly cats, mostly as a contract writer for Hill&#8217;s Pet company (look me up under Christine O&#8217;Brien at hillspet.com). I&#8217;m a professional member of the Cat Writers&#8217; Association (CWA) and have won awards from them for my cat stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a magazine-loving, latte-drinking GenXer who lives in the Midwest with my husband and daughter. I&#8217;m also the human mom of a couple of cats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/brovelliobrien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/murphy-and-bellini.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150\" width=\"336\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brovelliobrien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/murphy-and-bellini.jpg 400w, https:\/\/brovelliobrien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/murphy-and-bellini-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption>My cats, doing what they do best<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome, friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s get started? 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