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...
Buddy’s Music & Variety Store

Buddy’s Music & Variety Store

Oct 26, 2023 | Memoir

At the corner of Baptist Valley and Adria Road sat a place that was magical on many levels, Buddy’s Music & Variety Store, in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Buddy Hyman was the proprietor, along with his wife Louise. Buddy ran the music side of things and smoked cigars...
Alma Mater

Alma Mater

Oct 14, 2023 | Memoir, Poetry

Alma Mater:Where I learned to bethe true Chrissie,not the Chrissieeveryone elsewanted me to be.Where I learned to say yesto parties and Bacardi,where I learned to say yesto good times andgoofing off,where I learned to say yesto joining a Sorority,Unity...
There Isn’t a Race

There Isn’t a Race

Oct 7, 2023 | Memoir

When it comes to managing my weight post bariatric surgery, there isn’t a race. My surgery took place on Monday, June 19. At that time, I weighed 279 pounds, down from 300 pounds last November, when I wore a size 5X top. It has now been roughly 3.5 months since my...
Fairytales Falling

Fairytales Falling

Oct 4, 2023 | Memoir

In the faraway Land of Fairytales, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Cinderella all sat around talking over old times. It had been eons since each beauty had had her adventures with heroes on white horses, princes, and such. They had lived Happily-Ever-After for ages now,...