Chrissie’s Blog
My Body Is a ONE-derland
June 19th was the second anniversary of my gastric bypass surgery. It's not a surgery that is “done” and is then just over – I keep dealing with what happened every single day, if I want it to be a success. I have to eat a certain way – certain things are “off the...
Literary Happenings
I was excited not to be traveling anywhere this month that required a suitcase. I thought the month would be a slow-down month. It turned out to be quite eventful, in spite of no packed bags, and it still has nine days to go. I started the month with my Lost State...
The Eyes of a Stranger
“For rumors in the wake of such a lonely crowd.” – “The Seventh Stranger,” Duran Duran “Why are you selling your clothes? Mainly Duran Duran items?” It was 2:44 a.m., and I had awakened to go to the bathroom but looked at my Facebook messages in case there was...
Check It Out
I always get on a reading kick when I go to The Orchard Keeper, in Speedwell, TN, for a visit. Denton Loving keeps his bookshelves stocked with great things to read, and I took full advantage of his inventory while I was there last week right before the Mountain...
Let’s Get Physical
My gastric bypass surgery was almost two years ago. It feels much longer than that. I’ve done well. I’ve kept the weight off, for the most part, and was holding pretty steady through this past winter. Which wasn’t where my bariatric surgeon wanted me to be. This has...
Getting Things in Order
Last August at Table Rock, a few of us lamented about wanting to take a chapbook class, but there were none to be found. Sue Dunlap Weaver came back, “What if I could talk Connie Green into doing one at her house in Lenoir City for about 10-12 of us?” We were giddy...