Chrissie Anderson Peters, Author at CHRISSIE ANDERSON PETERS

INTERVIEW: Linda Hooper and Sharon Shadrick

Oct 10, 2024 | Memoir, Writing Life

What do eighth graders in a small Appalachian town in south-central Tennessee know about the Holocaust? More than you’d imagine. I just got back from Whitwell, TN, about thirty-five minutes northwest of Chattanooga, where I interviewed co-authors Linda Hooper and...

Thousand-Year Floods

Sep 27, 2024 | Memoir

This is the second thousand-year flood I have skirted. The first was two years ago when I was trapped for a few hours at the Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, KY, at the Appalachian Writers Workshop. I didn’t leave my safe place high on the hill in Preece to go...

Writing Update for August – Mid-September

Sep 13, 2024 | Writing Life

I’m staying as busy as ever with writing. I’ll list the activities I’ve had in August through mid-September, plus any awards or publications I’ve been notified about. Listing is the easiest way to do it and have it make any sense, trust me, lol! Activities: August 5 –...

Table Rock Writers Workshop

Sep 6, 2024 | Writing Life

Table Rock Writers Workshop was a fantabulous experience again this year, not that I doubted for even a moment that it wouldn’t be! I remained under the tutelage of Denton Loving, this year in the Poetry for Beginners class. We had ten astonishing poets in our class,...

The Answer is Yes

Aug 26, 2024 | Poetry

Shall we try to end hunger?Shall we ty to end war?Shall we end pointlessname-calling,finger-pointing,and just try to get along? Shall we move forwardto better tomorrows,futures built by all handsnot only those victoriousfrom days gone by?Shall we learn from each...

Running Late

Aug 22, 2024 | Memoir

Picture it. Emory & Henry College, circa 1989-1993. I was never on time for anything. Except usually my period. When I told my Mom I wanted to Rush in order to be in a Sorority, he was unfamiliar with the lingo and sarcastically replied, “Why? You’ve never been in...