Chrissie’s Blog
Mind-Numbing Pain
All my life, I’ve heard the phrase “mind-numbing pain.” And I’ve been in some intense pain before. I’ve had surgeries in the past two years that left scars and left me crying pretty hard. Right now, I’m having intense tooth pain. Something has been amiss for almost...
Happy Birthday at the Hard Rock
My Big Sister in my Sorority (Pi Sigma Kappa, Purple and Proud), Lynne, Bishop, is having a birthday this week. Last year, we spent opening weekend of the Hard Rock Café in Bristol, VA, at the hotel and casino. We had so much fun, we decided it should become an annual...
Charlotte IKEA Street Gear
My husband gets me. He really, truly gets me. And he loves me. He so completely loves me. IKEA is turning 40 in the US. To commemorate this milestone, they did something new for IKEA. They had “street gear” with the IKEA logo on it. If you know me even a little bit,...
Fall Workshop with Darnell Arnoult
On Saturday, September 27, Tennessee Mountain Writers had their annual Fall Workshop in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This year’s workshop leader was Darnell Arnoult, who is a masterful writer across genres but focused on nonfiction/memoir for the purposes of our workshop. ...
The Write Stuff
Most of my life in the past six weeks or so has revolved in some way or another around writing. Which is a good thing. On Saturday, September 13, I attended a really interesting, informative online class sponsored by Write Or Die about Small Press Publishing. Since...
Just for Fun
Sometimes I do things just for fun. Don’t get me wrong. Writing is fun. But writing is also one of my vocations. Just one I don’t make much money at. Scentsy is fun. I get a monthly check from Scentsy, but more times than not, I have spent that much or more on...