by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 7, 2018 | Appalachian, Food, Poetry, Waiting
This seems to be my year for collections. While I don’t have a full-length novel coming out in 2018, I do get to be part of two collections releasing on October 1st and 2nd. I’ve already written about The Christmas Heirloom novella collection releasing...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 3, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, History, Memories, superstition
I’ve attended several funerals lately and it got me thinking about how much a part of growing up in Appalachia funerals have always been. As a child I often went with my parents to funerals. Shoot, everyone went. It’s just what you did. The two things I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 30, 2018 | Friends, Memories, Writing
There are stories all around us. All you have to do is listen. A dear friend’s mother offers a wealth of inspiration for my Appalachian stories. Anne grew up on a tobacco farm in Kentucky, but spent considerable time with grandparents in town. While she did help...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 26, 2018 | Appalachian, Church, History, Memories
Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary–twenty-two years! So what does that have to do with outhouses? Well, if you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that the church where we married was lacking indoor plumbing. It still is twenty-two years later....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 23, 2018 | Appalachian, Food, Poetry, Reading, Speaking
I had a wonderful time at the Southern Kentucky Book Fest this past weekend. I had a chance to teach a class, sit on a panel, and interact with readers (and writers!). Some of my favorite things to do! On Friday I sat in on a poetry workshop with former Wisconsin poet...
