chrissie anderson peters
Appalachian Author
Chrissie Anderson Peters is a Southwest Virginia native and the author of three books: Dog Days and Dragonflies, Running From Crazy, and Blue Ridge Christmas. Her writing can also be found in Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, The Mildred Haun Review, Still: The Journal, and Clinch Mountain Review, among other publications. Chrissie is currently at work on her fourth book, which is tentatively titled Chasing After Rainbows.
I’ve been writing almost as long as I’ve been reading. Words have always been a comfort and a strength…
Recent Writing
Writing Update for June and July
I’m still staying busy with lots of writing activities! In June, I had Lost State Writers Guild and Tennessee Mountain Writers Board Meetings online. On June 3, I also participated in another Salvation South Writing Circle, moderated by Meredith McCarroll. I attended...
Sandy Peters
Sandra Hill Peters was born on April 8, 1942, and died on July 18, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband Arthur Russell Peters, on April 22, 2024. She is survived by a sister, Hilda, in Florida, and a brother, Stan, in Kentucky. She is survived by her...
Surfside Beach
This year’s girls’ trip to Surfside Beach was more relaxed than some years have been. This was the fourth year that Becky Rangel and I have been and the third year that Kandy has been able to join us. We left on Sunday, July 28 (I’d been home from Hindman one day),...





