by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 20, 2010 | Poetry
This poem of mine appeared in Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine. MOUNTAIN MAMA There is truth in the trailer park and honesty in the car on blocks. Starvin’ Marvin and “as seen on TV” live cheek by jowl with the likes of handmade quilts and apple butter;...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 19, 2010 | Reading
Have you ever read a book and realized that you just didn’t like the main character? I recently read “Gods in Alabama” by Joshilyn Jackson and I appreciated her ability, her craft and her style, but I did not like Lena. And although I found her...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 18, 2010 | Reading
I just finished “Walking on Broken Glass” by Christa Allan and enjoyed it immensely. It took me a little while to get into the book, because the main character, Leah, is an alcoholic who has decided to admit herself to rehab. I wasn’t sure I could...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
I was making a key lime pie yesterday evening. I bought the actual key limes–those little yellowish balls that take forever to squeeze. Well, I needed some zest so I was trying to hold the small fruit with one hand and use my zester with the other–tricky....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Each Monday I’m going to post my writing activity for the previous week. I ought to be averaging at least a page a day on the new book. That’ll get me a first draft in less than a year. It took me two years to write the first book, so you can guess how...
