About The Author

I am a Generation X, gay, indie writer. You cannot be much more outside the mainstream of popular writing than that in the 2020s. After years of living in the city of Atlanta, I have moved to a house on a hill just over a river somewhere between Athens, Georgia and Atlanta. I can listen to an owl at night, see the stars again and there is even a hawk that drops by to sit on my back fence in hopes of catching one of my squirrels. The country boy in my heart is again satisfied and if I need to answer the call of a city that sometimes haunts me like an aching joint then I can drive to Atlanta, though I kind of prefer Athens these days.

I grew up in the countryside of northwest Georgia, behind a large gate, up a long curving gravel driveway and on a densely wooded hill. It was private, only a glimpse of the house was visible from the road. We had acres of land, a barn and seclusion. It was quiet and we had flowers, vegetable gardens, grapes, hedges, fruit trees and roses. With all of the care and time spent maintaining the property it made me close to the land and taught me that having a sense of place in life was important. It was a wonderful experience to grow up digging holes, using chainsaws, driving tractors, growing food and creating beautiful landscapes. I would not have traded the experiences that I had on that hill in the 1970s, 80s or early 90s for another.

In my element at home in the 1970s.

In the mid 1990s I left to live on Ponce de Leon Avenue in a 1920s former factory in Atlanta. Once I had my fill, I moved to an 1800s Victorian mansion in Louisville, Old Louisville to be more precise. I had no plans of returning to Georgia, but circumstances called me back. I returned to Atlanta and as I once told a friend, I was afraid that if I did move back that I never would escape. The city held me until 2021 and now I am somewhere over a river, through some woods and atop a hill.

My hobbies are hiking, reading, photography, chess, gardening and travel. I am an avid music listener and enjoy many genres from rock to classical and jazz. My favorite rock band is R.E.M. and my favorite classical composer is Erik Satie with Morton Feldman in a close second place.

I spent a significant part of my adult life in broadcasting. I worked locally and at the network level. I appeared on radio stations from New York to LA. 

I have a serious addiction to coffee and like to sample the local coffee shops when I travel. Old cemeteries are also places I like to wander through. I am happy in the middle of the wilderness, a beach or in a city center - just allow me some quiet time to relax.

Social media and contact information:

Emails are welcome. I do not use social media except for a seldom used and private Facebook account. I am not on TikTok or Instagram or X or Bluesky or any of that other nonsense. This piece, Reality Triumphs Over Facebook, from 2013 sums up how I feel about social media. 

Inquiries can be addressed to: chrisvise@gmail.com