Valerie Peterson – "Entertainingly irreverent" —Associated Press

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You've arrived at / stumbled upon / are attempting to spam the website of Valerie Peterson (me) — writer, producer, and director.

I tell stories — made up and true, dramatic and comedic — through a variety of media. I'm bookish and TVish, filmish, mysterious, foodish and wine-y.

Here, I opinionate and share my intrepid daily adventures in NYC, in my hometown Yonkers, and beyond. (Keep in mind that while you might not count, say, a trip to Trader Joe's Soho as an "intrepid adventure," I spend an awful lot of time in front of the computer.)

Thanks so much for visiting — and feel free to check out...

Pretty Dead Now Streaming – Free! Link in post…

Such an honor that Pretty Dead is an award-winner in the New York Women in Film & TV 2020 Online Film Festival - and is now streaming as a ...

Vermeer's Girl with Pearl Earring with PPE mask

Covid-19: Sheltering at Home in NYC

The time is weird, surreal — and of course, unprecedented. The disease, the "alone together", walking the empty NYC streets in a mask and ...

Mom's homemade - raw - on tray ravioli in two rows

Making the Christmas Ravioli…

First tray of Weenie's homemade raviolis before the freezer... Raviolis are the Tedeschi side of the family's Christmas Day dinner ...

several filmmakers including Valerie Peterson in front of YoFiFest step-and-repeat

In the news…

YoFiFest hosted a "Meet the Filmmakers" night, which was so much fun and — bonus! — Lohud News reporter Tiffany Cusaac-Smith ...