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
Weight Update
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...
Love Bites
Ooooh, babe! Well, I found out today that the Stadium Tour I’ve had tickets to since early January 2020 has been postponed again. Until 30 June 2022. It’s a heck of a billing: Motley Crue (who, truthfully, I couldn’t care less about); Def Leppard (who, truthfully, I’m...
Side Line
I get asked by a lot of people, “So, what is it that you do?” Apparently writing isn’t an answer that most people are prepared to hear. They don’t seem to understand it. And I’ll admit, being the person who stays home and does it, I don’t fully “get it,” either. It...