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Do You Ever Feel Forgotten?
Maybe you weren't invited to the wedding. Or didn't get a birthday card. The waiter skipped refilling your glass. Or your friend missed picking you up at the airport. And you felt forgotten. Unseen. Like no one cared. While The Finder of Forgotten Things is about the...
Will You Buy Some Books? (not mine!)
Like many authors, I have a "day job" in addition to writing. You know, at least until someone makes that blockbuster movie that rockets my books to the top of all the bestseller lists! Of course, I also love my day job, so maybe I'll do it anyway! BLACK MOUNTAIN HOME...
How to Celebrate the First Day of Fall
CATCH A FALLING LEAF - Today is the first day of autumn--yay! I LOVE fall with cooler days, blue skies, glorious leaves, and apple picking. But TODAY is extra special in Appalachia because this is your chance to guarantee you stay healthy this winter (and who's not up...
Letters from Home
Does anyone write actual letters anymore? I mean the newsy, chatty, keeping-up-with-people-we-love kinds of letters. One of my greatest treasures is a collection of letters from my grandmother. She was from a generation that hadn't given up paper and pen for the...
Win a Trip to My Hometown!
Okay, I didn't really grow up IN Buckhannon. But it's the closest town to our farm that's big enough to be called a town. And during the month of September, you can win a trip to visit this hip Appalachian gem that's been voted one of the coolest small towns in the...
Appalachian Thursday – Gauley River Pottery
When I was shaping Eugenia (Gainey) Floyd's character for The Finder of Forgotten Things, I decided to make her the postmistress of Oak Hill, WV. Since postal counters were often housed in general stores, I put her behind a counter in the back of an imaginary store....
Appalachian Thursday – The First Review!
While The Finder of Forgotten Things won't hit store shelves until early December, reviewers are already previewing this latest story. This is always a nail-biting time for me--hoping readers and reviewers will love my characters as much as I do! And yesterday, I got...
In the Midst of the Storm
Hurricane Fred blew through here last week. We moved to the mountains to get away from hurricanes and by and large we have. Plus, a hurricane on the coast is a whole other beast than one that's bullied its way into the mountains. All that land and topography usually...
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