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
Dollywood
May Day, May Day! It’s a Dollywood getaway! Russ and I hadn’t been to Dollywood for several years. The last time I went, I had gained so much weight, I no longer fit on the roller coasters. Since that has always been my favorite part, the park lost its luster for me....
Rita Dove at ETSU
On Thursday, April 18, I had the exceptional good fortune of hearing former United States Poet Laureate Rita Dove speak at ETSU in Johnson City, TN. Dove spoke twice that day, first in an interview scenario with Dr. Jesse Graves and Valencia Robin Grice at the Reece...
In Other News
The past few weeks have been busy on the writing news front. Since my last blogs, I’ve found out about several contests and publications. I will have three poems in the new issue of Jimson Weed, the literary publication through UVA at Wise: “After Moonlight Shadow by...