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Appalachian Thursday–WV Election Exceptions
If you're from West Virginia, you never really give up being a West Virginian. You root for the WVU Mountaineers. You celebrate the state's birthday (June 20). You know and will happily sing the state song (Oh, Those WV Hills). And you keep up with what's happening...
When is busy too busy?
A show of hands please--who out there is busy? Ah-ha. I see a lot of hands. And I hear a lot of friends, family members, and co-workers who share tales of their busy-ness with me. And I tell quite a few of my own. Two members of a missionary family from Turkey spoke...
Appalachian Thursday–Until the Harvest
My publisher sent me the cover art for Until the Harvest, book #2 in the Appalachian Blessings series, some weeks ago. And all I could do was gaze upon it, longing to show it to everyone I know. The rule of thumb is--don't share the cover art until readers can order...
Vacation–A Writer's Definition
When I was a kid, vacation meant time away from school. It meant a trip to the West Virginia State Fair or Sea World or the beach. It meant fun and freedom! When I was first married vacation meant time away with my man. It meant time to travel back home to see my...
Appalachian Thursday–Autumn LOVE
In Western North Carolina we're deep in my favorite season of the year. And so, I can't resist taking a moment to enumerate some of what I love about fall in Appalachia. Fall color! Red and gold, rust, sunshine yellow, orange so vivid it makes you feel warm . . . I...
Home Again, Home Again – a WV Events Roundup
Well, it wasn't exactly a book tour, but it's about as close as I'll get until my books are a bit more, well, known. I did two events back home in WV last week--a reading at a dinner at Fish Hawk Acres and a signing at Mainline Books. And it was wonderful! The dinner...
Appalachian Thursday–Traveling
I'm headed home today to see family and do a couple of book-related events. Next week I'll share all the details about my first experience as a published author in my home state. In the meantime, here's a taste of fall in Western NC along with a shot from my...
A Note for a Friend–Through the Valley
Hard times--valleys--come in so many forms. They can be obvious--job loss, death in the family, sickness, natural disaster. Or they can be harder to spot--a child gone astray, a marriage in tatters, a difficult work environment. And all too often, we try really hard...
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