New Years Day

New Years Day

Jan 2, 2024 | Memoir

I spent the better part of New Year’s Day organizing. It’s a pipedream I often indulge in at the beginning of a new year. Get your life in order, Chrissie. Things are in disarray. There’s clutter. There’s no space for creating, for laying out stuff to see what’s there...
Dinner and a Movie

Dinner and a Movie

Dec 16, 2023 | Memoir

It’s that time of year again. Christmas, yes, but more specifically, time for a seasonal drama at the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre in Wytheville, Virginia. This year’s production, A Wohlfahrt Christmas Carol, runs through next Saturday. My buddy Kandy and I caught...
Holiday Showcase at The Paramount

Holiday Showcase at The Paramount

Dec 13, 2023 | Memoir, Music

For something billed as a “Holiday Showcase,” the performances last night lacked a lot of holiday cheer. Not to say they weren’t great performances, but maybe they just should have been billed as something closer to the reality that they were – a showcase of...
The Polar Express

The Polar Express

Dec 10, 2023 | Memoir

I love Christmas. Gift-giving. Decorations. Music. Movies. All of it. If not for the cold temperatures, I would say it’s my favorite time of year – it is my favorite holiday and always has been. When a local movie theater, Abingdon Cinemall, announced a holiday...
Where Does God Live?

Where Does God Live?

Dec 8, 2023 | Poetry

I In alabaster temples whiter than purest snow, with dragons standing guard, watching over, to protect and pray. II In the grandeur of gilded cathedrals, flung with finest fabrics, the Virgin Mother, heart-broken, always crying for the world. III In the humble church...
The Life of 23 Tales

The Life of 23 Tales

Nov 7, 2023 | Publications, Writing Life

The book anthology, 23 Tales: Appalachian Ghost Stories, Legends, and Other Mysteries, that I’ve been blessed to be part of, published by Howling Hills Publishing, launched in September, and has kept everyone involved hopping since. Which is a good thing. The book has...