by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 14, 2022 | Appalachian, History, West Virginia, Writing
How do you write a satisfying story about a real event that simply does NOT have a happy ending? That’s what I tackled when I decided to write The Finder of Forgotten Things around the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster. I’ve long been haunted by tunnel...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 8, 2022 | Faith, Family
We’ve been in our new home for two months now. New job. New town. New grocery store! And here’s what I’ve discovered much to my surprise . . . my life doesn’t feel all that different. I expected this to be a sea change–a huge upheaval...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 28, 2022 | Faith, holidays
Easter is my favorite holiday. Better than Christmas, Thanksgiving, and my birthday all rolled into one. Rebirth. Resurrection. Unadulterated joy! But it’s not just Easter Sunday that gets me. It’s the whole process from Ash Wednesday (March 2) to Holy...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 14, 2022 | holidays, Love
Just in case you didn’t know . . . today is Valentine’s Day. I’m generally opposed to the holiday as an adult. It feels to me like a marketing ploy to sell cards, flowers, and candy. That said, I have fond memories of the day when I was a kid. At Adrian Elementary...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Vermont gets most of the maple syrup press, but Appalachia produces its fair share of the sticky, sweet stuff. West Virginia has 75 or so farms producing more than 2,500 gallons of syrup in a given year. And February into March is harvest season. The trick is to tap...
