chrissie anderson peters
Appalachian Author
Chrissie Anderson Peters is a Southwest Virginia native and the author of three books: Dog Days and Dragonflies, Running From Crazy, and Blue Ridge Christmas. Her writing can also be found in Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, The Mildred Haun Review, Still: The Journal, and Clinch Mountain Review, among other publications. Chrissie is currently at work on her fourth book, which is tentatively titled Chasing After Rainbows.
I’ve been writing almost as long as I’ve been reading. Words have always been a comfort and a strength…
Recent Writing
Where I Am Today
It’s a rainy Saturday morning. I’ve been antsy lately, but simultaneously lethargic. I want to travel. I want to go and do and be and have adventures. I’ve been going to physical therapy twice a week since August and it has worn me down emotionally and mentally. I...
Time to Write
I’m still trying to get back into the writing groove. I’ll be honest – some days are better than others. I haven’t been making it to the 7 a.m. Writing Prompt Zoom Group. My heart hasn’t been so much into writing or into sharing, which makes going to the Zoom less...
Straight No Chaser
I fell in love with the a capella group Straight No Chaser about a decade or so ago, when I discovered their mash-up smash of “Twelve Days of Christmas” and Toto’s “Africa.” Seriously, if you have somehow missed this, Google it – go find it on YouTube. The result is...