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
There Isn’t a Race
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
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,...
Tennessee Theater – Knoxville
Sunday found me in Knoxville once again at Union Ave Books for another wonderful day of words with friends. This week, Daniel Ray and I met up beforehand to do a little adventuring downtown. The Tennessee Theater is celebrating 95 years this season. I've been...