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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…

READ MY STORY

Chrissie Anderson Peters takes us into the complicated, dark, and beautiful heart of contemporary Appalachia with these intriguing stories, essays, and poems.

Silas House, author of Same Sun Here and Parchment of Leaves

If you’re looking for brave vision in a new voice, Dog Days and Dragonflies is the book for you. Chrissie Anderson Peters’ stories of friendship, hardship, family love and betrayal will stay with you long past the last page

George Ella Lyon, author of She Let Herself Go

Again and again, Chrissie Anderson Peters reminds us about everything that’s magical, revealing the true spirit of Christmas.

Denton Loving, author of Crimes Against Birds

Recent Writing

Some Beach

Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized

Thanks to the generous help from our dear friend Matthew Whitenack, travel advisor at GothamGuru (www.gotham-guru.com), Russ and I just returned from a fabulous four-day mini-vacation at Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Situated just south of Myrtle Beach, Surfside...

Beautiful Colors (Interview with Andy “Durandy” Golub)

Jun 11, 2021 | Uncategorized

I’ve never done an interview or a book review as a blog before, but I totally should because I have so many talented author friends, right? So, for my first, I sat down electronically and asked my wonderful friend Andy “Durandy” Golub some questions about his latest...

Weight Update

May 15, 2021 | Uncategorized

I will admit that I’m tired of writing blog posts about my weight. I know that I committed to doing so until I got to 250 pounds, but I really thought that I would be there by this month. I’m still about 15 pounds away from my goal. And these last 15 pounds are being...