Looking, Seeing

by Chris Pepple, Eryn "Kat" Pepple (Illustrator)

Finally, Chris Pepple is publishing as a poet. She's inviting you into her conversations on healing, on change, on faith, on courage, on determination, on love, and on self-discovery. She shares her voice with readers as she gives us glimpses into the journey she has traveled on-a journey that has taken her through grief as she led the funeral for a relative who died from complications from AIDS, through pain as she struggled to free herself from domestic abuse, and through joy as she raised two courageous daughters who found their own voices. From her poem titled "Just Me," Chris I'm a cream-soda drinking, chocolate-loving, veggie-eating kind of woman… I'm loud when I need to be, but when I'm silent, I still roar… I don't cling to the toxic, but toss it away and I stay undefinable in the world which craves easily expressed normality… … judge me not at all, for your approval is not what I seek, but join me on this winding journey to discover the path that leads to just me…

141 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2018

About the author

I am a poet, a published author, and a writing consultant living in Germantown, Tenn. I am also a writer-at-large for Southern Writers Magazine. As a published author, my works include Looking, Seeing (2018), Without a Voice (2017), Two Frontiers (2016), Writing Your Faith Journey (2016), Look to See Me: A Collection of Reflections (2006) and Reflections on Suffering: Defining Our Crosses and Letting Go of Pain (2012).

I speak to writing groups on topics such as self-publishing, how to find your own creative voice and how to break writer's block. Along with speaking to writing groups, I also speak nationally to churches and nonprofit organizations on a variety of motivational and spiritual topics. Current speaking series: Writing Your Faith: A Guide to Leaving a Written Faith Legacy and Defining Suffering: Carrying our Cross and Letting Go of Pain. I also speak to young adults and senior high youth on being aware of domestic violence issues and dating violence issues which still affect so many families in our nation.

Reviews

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book!

Chris Pepple is an amazing story teller. Everybody who reads this book will probably find at least one poem that relates to his or her life. You are able to picture the stories that are being told. Once again she did an amazing job and I would recommend This and any of her books to anyone who loves to read!