In our most recent episode of "Inkwell Insights," I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Christina Lynch, the talented author behind “Pony Confidential.” As an aficionado of classical literature, my admiration for those who masterfully blend time-honored works into contemporary narratives is boundless. I started our conversation by tipping my hat to one of my literary idols, Willa Cather, whose words on the recurring nature of human stories still resonate deeply with me. Lynch echoed this sentiment, sharing her experience teaching literature and the enduring relevance of these classic tales. She beautifully articulated that storytelling remains an ever-evolving art form, holding a mirror to human nature across generations.
One of Christina Lynch’s standout talents is her ability to write from fresh and unexpected points of view, a skill vividly showcased in “Pony Confidential.” The novel’s protagonist, a resourceful pony named Flora, lends a delightful and unconventionally gripping narrative perspective. Writing from a pony’s viewpoint, Christina confessed, was an exhilarating departure from the norm, enabling her to craft a playful yet profound story that served as a much-needed creative escape during the challenging year of 2020. We discussed the intriguing and often humorous parallel between animal motivations and Freudian concepts, ultimately reflecting more on our own human nature than we might initially realize.
Another vital theme of our discussion revolved around the intricate balancing act between Christina’s teaching duties and her passion for writing. As an educator at the College of the Sequoias, she finds herself perpetually immersed in the world of literature, a dual role that often informs and amplifies her creative endeavors. Nonetheless, she candidly shared that there are seasons when teaching takes precedence, relegating her writing to the interstitial spaces of breaks and holidays. Contrary to a regimented writing routine, Lynch thrives in bursts of irregular but intensely focused creativity, often yielding the most rewarding moments of her craft.
Christina Lynch fervently believes in the practice of writing as a soulful exercise. It’s not merely the polished final product that holds value, but the journey leading there. She emphasized that the process itself is enriching, fostering personal growth and a deeper connection to one’s own thoughts and creativity. As someone who struggles with self-imposed pressures and deadlines, I found her insights both liberating and inspiring, nudging me to embrace the imperfections and discoveries within my own writing practice.
Our conversation took a personal turn as we discussed our shared experiences with horses. Christina opened up about her equine companions—Sabri, Sienna, Flora, George, and Billbo Baggins. Each horse carries its own story, personality, and quirks, enriching Lynch’s life and influencing her creative works. Particularly, Flora, who served as her steadfast companion during the pandemic, became the muse for “Pony Confidential.” Christina’s unorthodox training methods with Flora—especially her carrot-based incentives—illustrate the bond and mutual understanding that forms between human and animal.
Towards the end of our discussion, the theme of seasonality emerged as pivotal in managing one's creative energy and time. Both Christina and I acknowledged the ebb and flow that comes with balancing multiple responsibilities—teaching, caregiving, and writing, among others. These seasonal shifts often dictate the periods of intense focus and productivity versus times of rest and reprioritization. For anyone juggling creative work with other commitments, recognizing and adapting to these seasonal changes can be a vital strategy for maintaining momentum and preventing burnout.
Before wrapping up, we delved into lighter topics with a rapid-fire round where Christina revealed some of her preferences, like her fondness for Eastern saddles and her recommendation of “Don Quixote” as a must-read. She humorously endorsed the idea of salt licks and sugar cubes as treats for humans, giving us all a good laugh. For those keen on staying connected, Christina is active on Instagram and Facebook under the handle "clynchwriter," where she shares glimpses of her life and creative journey.
Closing the conversation, I expressed my genuine gratitude to Christina Lynch for sharing her wisdom, stories, and laughter with us. For our listeners, we’ve paired the episode with a special discount on Lynch’s “Pony Confidential” at Howdy Curiosity Bookshop—just use the code "FRIENDOFFLORA" for 15% off. This novel, brimming with charm and humor, promises to be a delightful read for anyone yearning for a touch of whimsy in their literary adventures.
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Blake Reichenbach:
Well, howdy buckaroo. Do you like horses? Do you like books? Do you like writing? Do you not know if I just said W r I t I n apostrophe or R I d I n apostrophe? Well, golly gee, if you answered yes to any or all of them there questions, you're gonna love today's podcast on Inkwell Insights. I'm your host, Blake Rickenback, and I cannot keep up this cowboy accent any longer. I think my accent is about to slip into Irish or Australian or something else, so we're gonna stop and go back to my normal speaking voice. Wow. Okay. Not sure where that came from, but. Hello everybody and welcome back to the Inkwell Insights podcast. That little preamble aside, I am very happy to welcome you back for this week's episode. If you currently hear a little bit of background noise, I am so sorry, there is some construction happening right outside of my office window. Annoying as it is, I'm sure that whatever they're doing is important and I'm not going to begrudge people doing their jobs when we have some decently pleasant weather. Luckily, the construction was not happening during the interview for the bulk of today's episode. In today's episode, we have the distinct honor of sitting down with Christina lynch, the author of Pony Confidential, and hearing her thoughts on all things horse and riding. That's W r I t I n G. I am so sorry if you're unsure if I'm saying writing or riding throughout the interview. I am in fact a country boy and while I do my best to enunciate, sometimes consonants just meld together. We're working on it. You know, hooked on phonics. That can come late in life, right? Anyway, Christina lynch was an absolute joy to sit down with and if you are a writer with a full time career, I think you're going to get so much out of hearing her unpack not only for novel but also her approach to writing. W r I t I n g. To let you know a little bit more about Christina before we jump in, Christina lynch is at the beck and call of two dogs, three horses, and a hilarious pony who carts her up and down mountains while demanding and receiving many carrots. And I can say that while we were recording, I did get to see one of her dogs and he was an absolute charmer. Besides Pony Confidential, she is also the author of two historical novels set in Italy and the co author of two comic thrillers set in Prague and Vienna. She teaches at College of the Sequoias and lives in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. This interview was genuinely one of the most pleasant experiences I have had in the last several, several weeks. Which may sound like it's not saying much since at the time of recording, the last several weeks have been fairly wild. But truly, this experience was a highlight. I had a blast. At points, I forgot that I was in professional interviewer mode and just started geeking out with a fellow word nerd. And I think that as you're listening, you're going to be able to do the same. So enough of my preamble, enough ambient construction noise. Let's dive in, let's listen to Christina and then stick around after the interview because I've got a special little treat for those of you who hang around. All right, here we go. All right, so to kick us off, I am going to need you to tell me a little bit about your horses and their personality, because I believe you have a couple of horses.
Christina Lynch:
Five.
Blake Reichenbach:
Oh my gosh. Okay, I need some details.
Christina Lynch:
My name is Dina and I have a horse problem. So if you have other friends who have horses, this is kind of what happens. Like you get one and then you have to have a friend friend for the one and it just spirals from there. So the horse that I've had the longest is Sabri. She is turning 35 in February and I've had her since she was 6.
Blake Reichenbach:
Wow.
Christina Lynch:
So that is a long term relationship. And she's obviously not rideable anymore and is fully retired and living her best retired life. She's an Arabian mare. She's very kind of princessy even in her old age. She lives with Sienna, who came to me after she was already retired to be a companion to Sabri after Sabri's companion horse passed away from a colic. So that was a sad day. But yeah. So Sienna is also a beautiful arrayed mare that are hilarious together. Like, remember the Muppets? The grumpy old Muppets that sat in the. Up in the balcony? That's the two of them. They want their snacks on time. And then I ride Flora, who's a large pony, she's half Welsh and she's great fun. She is the real muse of Confidential because during the pandemic, she was my pandemic pal, very much my, you know, personal trainer, shrink, best friend, a pony. So, yeah, spending a lot of time with her definitely gave me insights for the book. And then George is Flora's pasture mate, who's her physical opposite. So Flora is quite petite and George is a Half draft horse out of Missouri. So he is this huge black and white pinto with a massive neck. And he just knocks her out of the way when it comes to feeding time. But not in mean way, right? Just like, hey, I'm here and I'm hungry. And then. And the latest addition, in August, I adopted a little pony, small pony, who's probably a Welsh pony, named Bill. Billbo Baggins is his full name. He came to me with that name. I was like, oh, it's perfect. Perfect. From a really lovely riding stable that recognized that he was getting a little bit too old to carry the kids around anymore. So they were looking for a really good retirement home. And their veterinarian is one of my best friends. So that's how that adoption happened. And he lives about 30ft from my back door. And I didn't realize when I adopted him that he expects his meals on time. So when he doesn't get them. And by the way, on time is at first light, of course. Yes. As dawn breaks, instead of the cry of a rooster, I have the eee of a pony.
Blake Reichenbach:
Yeah. I'm a Kentucky boy, and I grew up with my great grandfather's horse, Sonny Boy. After my great grandfather passed away, his horse came to live with my grandparents. And so I spent a lot of time with Sonny Boy. And I think for people who aren't around horses, they may not realize that, like, horses have a lot of personality.
Christina Lynch:
They do, they do.
Blake Reichenbach:
And if a horse decides that, that like, they have a quirk or they have a personality trait, like that is a defining characteristic. And that's just something that you as the human in that horse's life, like you're just gonna live with because the horse is not going to change its mind.
Christina Lynch:
Exactly, exactly. So did that. Was it a horse or a pony at your grandfather's?
Blake Reichenbach:
He was a horse. Yeah, he was a Tennessee walking horse.
Christina Lynch:
Did he teach you a few things?
Blake Reichenbach:
He did, he did. So he was a very stubborn old man. You know, he was my great grandfather's horse. And for my great grandfather, he was, you know, the perfect trail riding companion. But in his retirement, when I was around him, he was just a man of leisure. But he. He also assisted my grandfather with the chores on his farm. And by that I mean my grandfather had like, dairy supply store, an appliance repair store. So there were a lot of, like, tractors and delivery trucks coming in and out pretty frequently. And Sonny Boy decided it was his job from his little fenced in, you know, paddock area to help direct the trucks and so he would always be jerking his head and helping guide them toward the warehouse when they came in.
Christina Lynch:
Perfect.
Blake Reichenbach:
So you mentioned that Flora was your companion through the pandemic and really one of the muses for your book. And I'm curious, what is it about Flora's personality that has infused itself in your writing or lent itself to inspiration?
Christina Lynch:
Well, she's very pony in the sense that she is 100% food driven. So actual serious horse people tend to really frown on using carrots to train. You know, they have all of these, like, beautiful training and. And very serious. You know, it is a serious profession to be a horse trainer. And then someone like me comes along and when I was, Flora did come to me saddle trained. But then there's all kinds of, you know, fine tuning that you have to do. And she wasn't really a trail horse. And for me, she has to go all over California, like we drive all over and go riding places. So, for example, to teach her to cross water, which she definitely did not want to do when I got her, I would pull a carrot out of my pocket and say to her, if you just put your front feet in the water, I will give you this carrot. And she would think about it and then she would do that and demand, like, turn her head around and demand the carrot. So that's the. Do not. Like, all horse trainers everywhere are just grabbing their faces and screaming in horror. But I'll tell you, it worked like, for a pony, it really does work like they will do anything for food. So that is one of the big, if you've read the book, one of the big drivers of the pony in the book, his main motivation is carrots. So that came directly from Flora, but also just the desire. So the pony in the book is a gelding, a male pony, and Flora is a female pony. So she is even more particular. But I didn't want it to be about her. The pony in the book is kind of the universal pony, but they're just very particular about how they're handled. They're not going to let you mistreat them. They're going to turn around and bite you. Everyone I know who says, oh, like I had a pony as a kid or a family member, you know, my uncle had a pony or my grandfather had a pony, always follows that up by saying, that bit me. So they are. Flora is not a biter, but she, when I first got her, was not averse to the occasional nip to say, no, no, no, no, no, that is not how things are going to Go today.
Blake Reichenbach:
Yeah, horses will tell you what they want, what they don't want. You know, some of the horses I used to ride particularly would make it very clear when they did not want their hooves cleaned. You know, you could sometimes get them to lift their leg, other times they would just turn and stare at you. And I remember like there was one horse in particular, his full, his full name was General Mountain Dew, which is maybe a sign of the part of the country I'm from. But you know, I would get him by his ankle, try and get his leg up, and he would just turn and stare at me and we would just eye contact. He never nipped, but it was just that prolonged eye contact. So, you know, for folks who are listening who maybe haven't read the book yet, I do want to read the description of the book, the, the blurb so that folks get a sense of what Pony Confidential is all about. So in this one of a kind mystery with heart and humor, a hilariously grumpy pony must save the only human he's ever loved. After discovering she stands accused murder he knows she didn't commit, Pony has been passed from owner to owner for longer than he can remember. Fed up, he busts out and goes on a cross country mission to reunite with Penny, the little girl who he was separated from and hasn't seen in years. Penny, now an adult, is living an ordinary life when she gets a knock on her door and finds herself in handcuffs, accused of murder and whisked back to the place she grew up. Her only comfort when the past comes back to haunt her is the memory of her precious rebellious Pony. Hearing of Penny's fate, Pony knows that Penny is no murderer. So as smart and devious as he is cute, the pony must use his hard won knowledge of human weakness and cruelty to try to clear Penny's name and find the real killer. This acutely observant feel good mystery reveals the humanity of animals and beastliness of humans in a rollicking escapade of epic proportions. I love that final rollicking escapade of epic proportions. Feels good to say, doesn't it? So where did the initial spark of this idea for this novel come from?
Christina Lynch:
I know, especially when you read the description, it's like what I've had one of my favorite reviews says. I know, I know it sounds crazy. Just read it, you'll love it. It started the very first beginning of the book. I actually thought it was going to be a movie. I used to be a TV writer and I came up with the idea I love those Christmas movies, you know, that are starting to come out right now. I love all those sappy Christmas movies. So I thought I could, you know, I'm just going to write one of those. That'll be a fun project. And I mentioned it to my book agent. I said, I'm going to write a Christmas movie called Christmas Pony, about a pony who's looking for, you know, the one little girl he really loved. But, you know, decades have gone by because ponies live a long time, right? And she stopped what she was doing and said, write it as a book. I can sell that. So I think what she was picturing was a really sweet book for kids. And so when I finished it, it was just a novella. It was about 140 pages. And I gave it to her and she said, you know, I've never laughed so hard, but this is not a kid's book. Just, you know, not that there's anything terrible in it, but it's darkly funny. It is really a critique of humans from the ponies point of view and the idea that we entrust our children to these adorable, cuddly little animals that bite them and kick them and throw them onto the ground. But, yeah, so that was the beginning of it. And she valiantly tried to sell it for a couple of years, but it didn't fit. As you can tell even from the description of the current version, it didn't really fit into any genres. And it was just the pony story itself, not. You didn't meet Penny until the end of the book. And then about two and a half years later when I said to her, oh, that pony thing, you know, take it off the market, it's not your fault, but I'm just gonna self publish it and give it to friends for Christmas. And she said, just give me two more weeks. So after two weeks, she said, I actually have a great buyer for this, but they want you to turn it into a mystery. And I at first thought, well, you know, this is. It's kind of a delicate, funny, but sweet story. I don't know if I really want to turn this into a murder mystery. But then I thought about it and I thought, that's about the greatest challenge I've ever had as a writer. So I took it on and it. It took five complete versions, like start to finish, throw it out, start over versions to really crack the story and make it work. But it does, it does, I think, the interweaving of the pony story. You know, we think of. Ponies are usually locked into stalls Right. And it's the humans who are loose in the world. And this story is the reverse of that, where it's the pony who has busted out and is loose in the world. And it's Penny, accused of a crime she didn't commit, who is locked into a pony sized stable in jail. So, yeah, that's the crazy birth. And then the whole thing was inspired by the fact that I was teaching the Odyssey at the college where I teach in California. Yes, the ancient Greek epic, the Odyssey. And that really informed the pony's journey across the American landscape. So, you know, Odysseus gets trapped on the island with Calypso. Then there's the, the chapter where he's with Circe, he goes to the underworld, he meets, you know, he has dinner with Helen of Troy and her husband. You know, all of those episodes inspired different aspects of the pony's journey to find Penny. You hear that every day, right?
Blake Reichenbach:
Can readers expect pony to go to the underworld and fight any cyclops?
Christina Lynch:
There is. It's kind of like spot the parallel. Right. So I'm not. They're not overt, but there is a cyclops episode in there and there is kind of a metaphorical underworld episode in there.
Blake Reichenbach:
I love that so much, genuinely. You know, I think that one of the things that really fascinates me is when writers are able to weave classics, be it like the classics with a capital C or classics in terms of like classic literature into a contemporary tale and make it feel fresh and new. You know, one of my all time favorite writers, and by one of, I mean my all time favorite writer, is Willa Cather. And like, I'm a speculative fiction fantasy writer and often like gritty speculative fiction and Willa Cather, regional fiction, feel like they're at polar ends of each other from the writing spectrum. So when I have those moments where I can bring them together, it feels like, ooh, the creative juices are just flowing.
Christina Lynch:
Yeah, but that's great. Like, Death Comes for the Archbishop. Have you adapted that?
Blake Reichenbach:
So I haven't pulled Death Comes for the Archbishop into my writing yet, but the Song of the Lark, I have a lot of parallels from the Song of the Lark that I pull into my fiction all the time.
Christina Lynch:
Cool, cool. Very cool. Yeah, I love it. And that's the joy of, you know, teaching literature and writing is your, your brain is informed all the time. Because I'm in the classroom, I'm talking about classic works with students, and I'm really interested in what they latch onto and what they enjoy. And it's great to then kind of take that. Right. Like, if something works 3,000 years after it was first writt, it's probably going to work today.
Blake Reichenbach:
Absolutely. And, you know, to be even more of a Cather fan, I believe it's in might actually be the Song of the Lark, but I think it's O Pioneers, where she has a quote about how there are only 15 or so human stories in existence, but they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they have never been told. And I think that that's, you know, there's a lot of truth in that. When we start to break down our stories, we see a lot of these patterns shining through from classic literature and those came through from the mythologies that preceded them.
Christina Lynch:
Exactly. Because I think that, you know, the thing that we share and why we love stories is that, you know, we do. We connect with the emotions of the story. So for the pony who's trying to find his way home, right, Odysseus is trying to find his way home. It is universal. Like we have that longing for, you know, what we're trying to get back to in our lives. I think it's very. It's wonderful to see that and to see, you know, people today connecting with stories that are hundreds, thousands of years old. It's a great feeling.
Blake Reichenbach:
And, you know, thinking about the pony and him going on this journey. How difficult or different of an experience was it for you to write scenes through the lens of a pony's perspective versus a human's?
Christina Lynch:
It was really fun. It was really fun because at the time I wasn't thinking about publication. I was being playful, right. I was entertaining myself. And I think that's something like, this is my fifth novel, it's my third under my own name. And then, then I've, you know, written all these journalism stories and TV scripts and the reception to this book has been the most kind of astonishing to me and moving. Like, I'm very, very moved by people saying, like, I laughed, I cried. I so deeply enjoyed this because it's a book that, you know, in the darkest moments of 2020, I wrote to keep my own spirits up and to. To make myself laugh. And so, yeah, escaping. I don't always have time to write every day because I teach a lot. I teach five classes. So. But esc on weekends and at night into the story of the pony was just wonderful. It was just a great. It was a great way to make myself laugh because the pony is, as I say in the story, he's all kind of Freudian. Id, right. He's hungry, he's thirsty, he hates, he loves. Like, everything he does is to the max. So he was a really fun character to write, and I guess not that hard because I've spent my life obsessed with horses, and not so much obsessed with, like, riding them so I could win things. Not that that isn't fun, but obsessed with them. With, you know, my. I love to just be with them and hang out with them and have them in the backyard. So writing about them, it's like, why did it take me so long? Why wasn't that the first novel that I wrote? Right.
Blake Reichenbach:
So fascinating the way you described it of writing almost like through that lens of the Freudian. ID is like my mind is blown. Because I think that is a so true of if you're going to write from, you know, any animal's perspective. You know, my dog is locked upstairs right now so that he can't snore and lick himself on the microphone. But if I were to write through his perspective, like, I could have just 200 pages of, like, food, food, food, food, walk, food, food, food, walk. And it would be so fun. Although I gotta say, if I were being accused of murder, I don't think he would come look for me. He's gonna go to, like, whoever has, like, the nearest source of food, and I'm on my own.
Christina Lynch:
I have one dog like that who's sitting right over there across the room. And then the dog that would die for me is right at my feet. So I guess that your dog would come through for you.
Blake Reichenbach:
Maybe if it were my dad, he would come through for my dad. For whatever reason, that is the human, he has decided as, like, the greatest person ever. But for me, take it or leave it. I have the thumbs that can open the food, so that's pretty good.
Christina Lynch:
But he's fallen down the well. But he'll be fine. He'll be totally fine.
Blake Reichenbach:
So, you know, I do want to follow up on one of the things that you said about, you know, you teach a lot, so you can't write every day, but when you do get the chance on, you know, weekends or evenings, having this opportunity to escape into the pony, etc. Tell me a little bit about your writing routine. What is that?
Christina Lynch:
Like, so it is very affected by teaching because the teaching, it has to come first, right? And like, even right now, mid November, and the semester ends the first week of December. So the students are anxious and they need a lot of feedback from me. And this is when the writing just. It. It doesn't happen much. And I have to just give myself permission to say, like, it's okay, it's going to happen. But when I'm on my winter break and I'm on my summer break, which is a couple of months long, I do write pretty much every day, and I'll write for long stretches. I love long, interrupted, uninterrupted writing time. So, yeah, it's not all the time, but I also love to carry around little notebooks and if I'm in the car, like on the back of gas receipts. So it's kind of, you know, whenever I can. But I take a lot of joy in the writing process, and that's what I try to tell students that, you know, that's the part you can control, is the joy that you take in trying to take what's in your head and get it into words. And you're never going to be perfect. Right. That's the eternal challenge of writing. And I've been doing this for decades, but it's still a challenge every day to take what's up in. In the brain and get it onto the page in words. But there is, like, also no greater joy than when you write a sentence and you think, yes, like, that one works. So to me, it's a joy. So my writing routine is irregular but intensive. When I do have time and even, I mean, I'm. That makes it sound like I don't have bad days. I definitely have days where it's a slog. And then often the next day I'll go back and erase, throw out everything that I wrote the day before. But there's enough good days to. To keep me going.
Blake Reichenbach:
And I think that call out about seasonality, right. Like you mentioned with your teaching, you have your winter break, you have your summer break where you can be more intensive, and you have times, like around finals and midterms where your students need you more and you have to pull back from your writing. I think that call out about seasonality is really important because a lot of writers and people who are just getting into writing feel like, oh, if this can't be my focus all the time, then hello, here's the imposter syndrome. Yeah, and the reality is, like, in today's economy, none of us, or I should say very few of us, are lucky enough to be born into the money, marry into the money, or find a patronage to, like, not have to work or be a caregiver. And the reality is, like, our creative routine, it's going to have seasonality to it, whether that's on the scale of months or weeks. Like, it's going to fluctuate.
Christina Lynch:
Yeah. There just is no. Like, even with this book, people are like, oh, you won't have to teach anymore. Like, I don't think you understand. Like, even King, Yes. Can support himself with his writing. But Most, almost all, 99.9% of writers have to support themselves in some other way. And I'm delighted because my teaching informs my writing. My writing informs my teaching. So I'm really glad I. And I made that shift later in life as well. I went back to school in my 40s to get my master's so that I could teach at the college level. And I'm really glad I did. I did think initially of the move to teaching, as, you know, writing is too irregular. It's become impossible to make a living as a writer. And then I totally fell in love, and now I'm equally passionate about both. But, yeah, so being a writer does mean fitting it in around the other things in your life. You know, if. If you're raising a family or caregiving for anyone or animals. But you shouldn't lose hope because it's the practice, Right? Like, people focus so much on the completed product, but it's the practice of writing that is so good for our souls.
Blake Reichenbach:
Preach. I could not agree more. Well, we are coming up on time, so if you're open for it, I've got a few rapid fire questions that I want to run by you. Are you ready?
Christina Lynch:
I am ready.
Blake Reichenbach:
Okay, here we go. Western Saddle or Eastern Saddle?
Christina Lynch:
Eastern.
Blake Reichenbach:
Ooh. Okay, what's the better combo? An expensive journal and a cheap pen or a cheap journal and an expensive pen?
Christina Lynch:
Expensive journal, cheap pen.
Blake Reichenbach:
All right, other than Pony Confidential, what is one book you think everyone should read?
Christina Lynch:
Don Quixote.
Blake Reichenbach:
Nice, nice, nice. All right, now this one, I'm going to try and get through it with a straight face. We'll see. I'm already breaking a little bit. Salt licks and sugar cubes as human treats. Yay or nay?
Christina Lynch:
Yay.
Blake Reichenbach:
Congratulations. You nailed it. As a teacher, you'll be glad to know that you've made a perfect score. You're on the dean's list. You have absolutely aced the rapid fire segment of the interview. So to wrap us up, to take this interview home, where can people find you if they want to keep up with your ponies? Pony Confidential, your riding and so forth.
Christina Lynch:
I try to put something on Instagram. It's C. Lynchwriter. I try to put something up most days. Comic chronicle of life here with animals. So, yeah, Instagram or Facebook is probably the best way to keep up with me. I try to keep things funny and light and a bit writing. Writing. So writing and riding oriented.
Blake Reichenbach:
Love it. I guess my final comment is I love that you did the enunciation on writing and riding because like, again, Kentuckian, all of our consonants are basically the same. People never know if I'm saying writing or writing. And even just then I'm not sure which one I said first. It could go either way.
Christina Lynch:
But it's such a. Kentucky is such a beautiful accent. And it's horse country.
Blake Reichenbach:
It's horse country. Amazing. Well, thank you again so much for joining us on the Inkwell Insights podcast. This has been such a delight.
Christina Lynch:
Thank you for having me. You're a terrific interviewer, by the way.
Blake Reichenbach:
Thank you. What did I say right? She's amazing. Thank you again, Christina lynch, for joining us on the Inkwell Insights podcast. And as a thank you to listeners who have stuck around to the end of the episode, we are offering 15% off of your own copy of Pony Confidential over at the Howdy Curiosity Bookshop. You can use the code Friend of Flora at checkout for 15 off. That's only going to be for Pony Confidential. That's Friend of Flora. All lowercase, all one word. F R, I, E, N, D O, F, F, L O, R A. If you had any trouble following that, it's going to be in our show notes. But that's our thank you to you as our listeners for checking out this episode and our thank you to Christina for coming and chatting about her book with us. Again, it is a charming mystery. It is funny. Pony is an absolute mad lad. I don't know why I went British. It just felt really appropriate. Maybe it's because, like Christina said, pony is the embodiment of the ID and that was my ID coming through. I don't know. I can't explain it. Regardless, I hope you all had as good of a time listening to Kristina as I had speaking with her. Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to go take my embodiment of the ID for a walk before he decides that he needs to eat another pair of my tennis shoes. If it wasn't clear, I am talking about my dog and not my partner. Have a wonderful day. Thanks for listening.