about

Black & White selfie of the author with her hair blowing in front of most of her face, with cool arches in the background.

Crystal Torres

wants to be a writer when she grows up

I’m a transplanted Valley Girl, a former Bluebird, a child of science fiction fandom, a faire brat, a happy camper, an asthmatic hiker, a wannabe photographer, a compulsive doodler, a crunchy hippie mama, a nontraditional student, and a roller derby enthusiast. I am always down for dancing and other adventures.

With music and coffee anything is possible.

Fun fact: I am a terrible actress and that doesn’t stop me from playing dress up and make believe, every chance I get. This has somehow gotten me an imdb page of my very own, which I in no way deserve, but will celebrate every chance I get.

My uncredited moment of fame as an extra on House – S6 E17 Knight Fall

I enjoy my claims that I am The Crystal Torres. I am the writer, Crystal Torres. I am the actress, Crystal Torres. I am the artist, Crystal Torres.

But if you’re looking for the musician, Crystal Torres (who I have befriended and can vouch for as an awesome person worthy of sharing my name) she’s got her own website: https://www.crystaltheindigo.com/

I love to take a photograph…

And sometimes the architecture here is sooo extra. #ohberkeley #imgonnamissthisplace #worstlifeguardever #imnotscared Sometimes, I just really appreciate the classic collegiate vibes of the architecture here. #architecture #tooearlytostudent #hereanyway I am taking a creative writing class this semester. It’s a short story class and it’s terrifying and exciting and a little too much like being thrown in the deep end. I’ve never taken a creative writing class before. I thought that we would be given writing assignments or prompts but the professor was all like, I’m sure you’ve been working on something over the break and in my own head, I was all like, no, I have not (I mean, yeah, I’ve been writing poetry and essays, but I’m always doing that) because I came here to be taught how to write stories. It turns out this class is more about teaching us how to write better stories. So I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Do I rob the graveyard of stories I wrote before I was married, or Google writing prompts and do something from scratch? #help #imscared #inovermyhead #iwanttobeawriterwhenigrowup This random circle of flowers on one of the campus’s many lawns is definitely not a fairy ring. And that pink carnation is certainly not bait to lure some unsuspecting undergrad into the fae realm. Definitely not. #fairyring #watchyourstep #afraidoffairies The creek is audible over the music from my headphones. Roar little creek, roar. #ilovethiscampus #fiatlux I love this weather! I love this campus! I love this little fun guy #lovelovelove❤️ #rainraindontgoaway #mycological #thingsigeekoutabout #gobears NYE charcuterie and fondue for two. #keepingitcozy #nommingathome #happynewyear It turns out if I leave my apartment early enough there are some unusual characters hanging out by the playground. #suburbanwildlife #whyismorningsoearly #immamissthisplace I will play dress up every chance I get. #happyhalloween #stripes
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