by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 10, 2025 | Appalachian, Writing
I’m so delighted to see Appalachian historical fiction having a moment in this year’s Selah Awards. Plus, Cindy Sproles and Ann Gabhart are wonderful friends and encouragers! Celebrating together. Appalachian-style.
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
CBS Sunday Morning just reran this piece from last December. If you’ve read The Finder of Forgotten Things, you’ll recognize the mention of silicosis. It’s now cropping up as a complicating factor in today’s young miners with black lung....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 2, 2023 | books, Speaking, Writing
Typically, I find myself doing writerly events close to the release of a new novel. But I actually have quite a few events staggered between now and the release of These Tangled Threads on April 2. Check ’em out and come see me! October 13, 2023 – Past...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 18, 2023 | Poetry, West Virginia
West Virginia has FOUR state songs. If that seems like a lot, Tennessee has something like a dozen. I’ve always sung “The West Virginia Hills,” when entering my home state. It’s been an official state song since 1963. But the song most people...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 4, 2023 | Farming, Food, Nature
I attempt a small garden most years. And by “garden” I mean that I tuck fruit and vegetable plants in the flower beds. Or I grow them in pots on the porch. At our last house I quickly learned not to grow anything a rabbit might like unless I just wanted to...
