Christine Stoddard

Christine Stoddard FOX61 reporter in Hartford, CT. Multimedia storyteller & filmmaker. She founded Quail Bell Magazine, the Badass Lady-Folk, and Quail Bell Press & Productions.

​Christine Stoddard is a Salvadoran-American writer and artist creating books, films, plays, murals, and more. She recently premiered her first feature film, Sirena's Gallery, after directing multiple shorts, such as Bottled, Virtual Caress, Butterflies, Drunken History, and Brooklyn Burial. Her books include Heaven is a Photograph, Hello, New York: The Living And Dead, Naomi & The Reckoning, Desert Fox by the Sea, Belladonna Magic, and Water for the Cactus Woman, among others. She will be directing her nationally award-winning play, "Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares" at the Gene Frankel Theatre in NYC in 2022. Previously, she was the first-ever artist-in-residence at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House in Manhattan and served as an inaugural AnkhLave Arts Alliance artist fellow at the Queens Botanical Garden. Her work has appeared in Ms. Magazine, The Huffington Post, Portland Review, Bustle, and beyond.

Aaron Gold and I are getting married in less than a week! Here’s from our joint bachelor/bachelorette in Coney Island. 👰...
09/13/2026

Aaron Gold and I are getting married in less than a week! Here’s from our joint bachelor/bachelorette in Coney Island. 👰💍💓

While I'm enjoying my wedding prep in NYC this weekend, I'm thrilled that our film "Should've Cleaned the Windshield" is...
09/11/2026

While I'm enjoying my wedding prep in NYC this weekend, I'm thrilled that our film "Should've Cleaned the Windshield" is premiering in Los Angeles! And at the TCL Chinese Theatres of all places! Thank you, INDIEWOOD! And thank you to my co-creator Aaron Gold for believing in my initial pitch to him.

09/11/2026

I got over 100 reactions on one of my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

09/10/2026

Spotted lanternflies are invasive and have no known predator. Some educators say the answer can be more complicated than simply telling children to kill a bug. Here's my story for FOX61.

State of the industry: A magazine said they’d offer an honorarium for my accepted stories. When they accepted my pitches...
09/09/2026

State of the industry: A magazine said they’d offer an honorarium for my accepted stories. When they accepted my pitches, I asked to confirm compensation—to which they “apologized for the misunderstanding” but said there wouldn’t be any. I replied that I cannot do reported work for free. Their response: I was “too high-caliber of a contributor” for them anyway.

Unfortunately, I can’t say that magazine rates have remained stagnant over the past decade. In many cases, they no longer exist. 

For the algorithm: A photo for when I was on a magazine assignment in Mexico—one that paid.

A West Hartford psychiatrist is facing 21 allegations from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, including improp...
09/09/2026

A West Hartford psychiatrist is facing 21 allegations from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, including improperly prescribing controlled substances, misrepresenting a romantic partner as a licensed therapist and engaging in inappropriate relationships with patients. Watch my full story on FOX61.

My story on how to talk to kids about the spotted lanternfly is now live on FOX61. I enjoyed speaking to an environmenta...
09/07/2026

My story on how to talk to kids about the spotted lanternfly is now live on FOX61. I enjoyed speaking to an environmental educator and local parents about this invasive species in Connecticut.

09/06/2026

Here's my story on how Connecticut may be stepping up to help with Puerto Rico's water crisis. This originally aired on FOX61 on Sept. 1st.

Donahue's Clam Castle in Madison draws crowds with its giant Lobzilla lobster roll, a seafood lover's dream.
09/06/2026

Donahue's Clam Castle in Madison draws crowds with its giant Lobzilla lobster roll, a seafood lover's dream.

Donahue's Clam Castle in Madison draws crowds with its giant Lobzilla lobster roll, a seafood lover's dream.

Donahue's Clam Castle in Madison draws crowds with its giant Lobzilla lobster roll, a seafood lover's dream. Watch my fu...
09/06/2026

Donahue's Clam Castle in Madison draws crowds with its giant Lobzilla lobster roll, a seafood lover's dream. Watch my fun food story on FOX61!

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