CHRIS ARVIDSON

Painting Words, my ekphrastic exhibit of writing and painting, at Charlotte Art League, March 10-April 7.

Look at that list of fantastic artists and writers!

Leslie, Chris & Cole

Storied Charlotte Blog - 12 for 2022

I made Mark West's "Storied Charlotte" list of 12 of his favorite books of 2022! Click the link above to read Mark's list.

Winston-area friends -- come on out!

Park Road Books

Click here for Park Road Books - they have copies or you can order from them online.

Check out the newly designed Charlotte Readers Podcast with it's 301st episode out today. Landis Wade has added a couple of hosts and put together a great format for readers and writers to enjoy -- including book recommendations. I got more than one shout-out for The House Inside My Head in this episode, and you can hear me read two poems from the chapbook at 48:05. Thanks to Landis, Sarah & Mark for the support.

Finishing Line Press

Click here to order THE HOUSE INSIDE MY HEAD direct from the publisher.

Amazon also carries THE HOUSE INSIDE MY HEAD.

a box full of books title "The House Inside My Head" poems by Chris Arvidson

You can read about the Earth and Sky exhibit in this article from the Charlotte Observer. Clink the link below:

October 24, 2021, The Charlotte Observer

Photo: Jessica Wilson

My essay "Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Please" has been published in Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture, Vol 28.1-2, from University of Nebraska Press.

Photo Cassondra Greer

Triplets at 6 months. It's hard being one of those in grandparent jail!

I loved these guys!

Click here to listen to the Charlotte Readers Podcast, featuring The Love of Baseball

The Charlotte Readers Podcast, with Landis Wade, Ellyn Ritterskamp, Caroline Kane Kenna, and Chris Arvidson. Recorded April 3, 2019.

Podcast

Click here to get to The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara interviewing Chris Arvidson

A recent WV newspaper feature article Abiut the anthology “Unity” has been picked up across the country in major newspapers. Here it is: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/wv-writers-collaborate-on-coming-together/article_f456fc15-546c-505a-bf1e-e3e8ac029e49.html

I have a poem in the book and it's available from Mountain State Press and Amazon.

https://inside.uncc.edu/news-features/2017-10-13/fall-classic—essayists-contribute-tribute-baseball

Click here for a story about the UNC Charlotte writers above who appear in The Love of Baseball.

CHRIS ON KNBR

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO CHRIS TALKING BASEBALL LOVE ON KNBR the San Francisco Giants broadcasting home.

And guess what happened yesterday? We had such powerful wind gusts, my flag AND the mount got yanked on the post here. Gotta go get a new mount today. Can't be without my Tiger flag! Photo Cassondra Greer

The first morning's picture -- off we went!

The beech wood along the trail.

Broadway Tower on The Cotswold Way.

Me and my Henry at the Roman Baths... in Bath.

At Elton House with Emma, Nick, Chris, Joan, Philip and Kevin.

Beth Macy and me. I can only aspire to be as badass as she.

Available now - Henry's new CD. CDBaby.com, Amazon, Spotify, iTunes.

COMING SPRING/SUMMER 2015

At Wordkeepers in August.

Henry in Jerusalem at the UNC Charlotte acheological dig site where we eventually worked three summers in the past decade.

Henry and James Tabor, with the rain and storm about to begin. This is the site of the Jesus Tomb which James writes about in his book "The Jesus Discovery"

Writing and Painting featured in the ekphrastic Painting Words exhibit.

Happy Birthday to Me!

July 23, 2011

Tags: Lake Michigan, Frankfort, King Salmon, Lake Trout, fishing

Up at 3:30 on my birthday. Out on Lake Michigan by 5:00 a.m. Two fish caught. Go over to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzjhE8eLevU to watch the video I made!

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I'm Not Thankful for the Weather

December 1, 2009

Tags: Michigan, Traverse City, Frankfort, The Village at Grand Traverse, Building 50

Well, the Thanksgiving dinner was yummy, the company was nice and the digs were super-cool, but the weather was stinky. It was rainy, barely a few flakes of snow fell, Read More

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Evolution of Words and Art at the Charlotte Art League March 10-April 7. See Charlotteartleague.org for gallery hours.

My studio at the Charlotte Art League

Click here to see the "A" team at the Charlotte Art League do a fun project for the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority.

See Jeff, Jodi, and Chris work their magic on the "A" for the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority.

Thanks Goucher for featuring my poetry in the New & Notable section of this winter's magazine. Good company!

Painting with my sister Lorie out at St Pierre Road Arcdia Marsh property, part of the wonderful preserved forever lands of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. Click on the "ART" tab above to see other works from that day.

My poem "Dear Frances Crockett" leads off this wonderful double issue on women and baseball.

Charlotte Lit

I've just joined the board. First meeting for me, June. Let me know if you've got interest, suggestions, contributions to make to this fabulous organization.

Charlotte Writers Club

Venerable. Good contests. And some nice opportunities to read your work out loud to an audience.

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McFarland Publishers

Available Now! The Love of Baseball. You can also buy Reflections on the New River from the publisher by clicking here.

Dig Mount Zion site

Here's the lowdown on the Mount Zion dig, sponsored by UNC Charlotte, which I worked on this past summer. Look interesting? Check out the site and you could find yourself down in a hole scraping two centuries old dirt right outside the Old City walls of Jerusalem.

Wildacres Retreat

Check out Wildacres' website for more information on their wonderful programs.

Blue Ridge Country Magazine guest column

Click here for my Blue Ridge Country Magazine guest column in their Nov/Dec issue.

See information about the Creative Non Fiction MFA program at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland.

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