by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 28, 2021 | Reading
I LOVE looking at book covers. And yes, I will judge a book (or at least look inside) based on the cover alone. And I’ve been noticing a trend on covers that I think is fabulous. Namely, heroines in motion! So many covers feature a heroine posed just so on the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 24, 2021 | books, Dreams, Memories, Writing
After snagging Book of the Year at the Selah Awards last month, The Right Kind of Fool is making me proud once again by being named as a finalist for an American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award in the historical category. The winner will be announced in...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 21, 2021 | Family, History, West Virginia
Yesterday was West Virginia Day–the day we celebrate seceding from the Confederacy and becoming a new state by presidential decree! I’ll always be a West Virginia girl. Even though I’ve now lived in other states longer than I did on our family farm,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 21, 2021 | Family, Food, Memories
Yesterday was my second Father’s Day without Dad. It was also West Virginia Day! Two important holidays in my world. Which got me to thinking, that if I’d spent the day with Dad, we probably would have enjoyed his favorite WV meal–beans and cornbread...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 17, 2021 | Appalachian, Nature
Old wives’ tale? Myth? Made up story? I don’t know for sure, but I do know that in Appalachia most folks will tell you to leave black snakes alone. They’ll even work to make them feel welcome. Okay, at least not unwelcome! Why? There are a variety of...
