Jun 13, 2026 | Poetry, Writing Life
I clocked in at 9:03 p.m. on Saturday night for the Poetry Half-Marathon, June 13, after a day that could only be described as chaotic. My hairdresser was out of town unexpectedly, and her first suggestion for getting my hair fixed the day before hadn’t panned out at...
Jun 3, 2026 | Writing Life
May 29-30, 2026, the 20th Annual Mountain Heritage Lit Fest was held at Lincoln University in Harrogate, TN. Even though it has changed vastly over the years, it is still one of my favorite workshops to attend each year. This marked the last year for Patrick Wensink,...
Jun 1, 2026 | Memoir, Writing Life
I spent another delightful week at The Orchard Keeper in Speedwell, Tennessee, last week. I was working on writing. Trying to come up with something for the Chautauqua contests. I entered something, but I don’t think they are anything that will win any prizes. I’ve...
Apr 28, 2026 | Writing Life
As many of you know, I am a degreed librarian. No longer practicing, but that’s what my master’s degree is in — Information Sciences. I love libraries. They’ve always been some of my favorite places to hang out. You can get just about anything at the public library —...
Apr 21, 2026 | Memoir, Music, Writing Life
You know me as a Duranie. The internet knows me as a Duranie —seriously, do a Google search for Chrissie and Duran Duran and AI brings up information about me, not the lyrics to a song they wrote that appears on their first album with my name in it. Freaky! But ever...
Dec 15, 2025 | Writing Life
How did it get to be December 29th already? It seems like only yesterday, I was entering poetry contests, kicking the year off with hopes of making my 50 rejections for 2025. I met my goal, almost double. I had 91 rejections. And 26 acceptances, down a few from the...
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