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Bees, Rattlesnakes, and Bears – oh my!
You know it's a doozy of a hike when the least scary thing to happen is a bear thundering off through the brambles. That's how my hike with Thistle started one evening last week. And we weren't much alarmed. After all, the bear was leaving. Then Thistle ran on ahead...
Appalachian Thursday – Staghorn Sumac
It's a running joke with my husband and me. I say shoo-make. He says soo-mak. Clearly he's wrong and just enjoys aggravating me. Oh, I know, I know. If you look up the "official" pronunciation it says that either soo-mak or shoo-mak is acceptable. There's no mention...
Three Years an Author
It was in August of 2014 that my first, full-length novel released. We launched Miracle in a Dry Season with a bean supper and square dancing. It was the best day of my life after my wedding day. Talk about a dream come true! So how's the dream coming along three...
Appalachian Thursday — Meeting Wendell Berry
I've never been what you'd call on the cutting edge when it comes to famous people and pop culture. My first concert was the WV Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henry Mancini when I was in high school. My second was Glenn Yarborough when I was in college. That time I...
Appalachian Thursday – High School Dances
Okay. That was a trick. This could really be about high school anywhere, not just in Appalachia. But I grew up in a small town squarely in the middle of Appalachia, so we'll call that good enough for Appalachian Thursday. Plus, I just want to tell you this. I didn't...
My Favorite Kind of Stories
I don't often write about movies. Maybe because I don't watch that many. Two hour chunks of time are typically reserved for reading or writing. But this past weekend, my husband and I stumbled upon a movie called "About Time" and it was EXACTLY the kind of story I...
Appalachian Thursday — Making Ice Cream
One of our favorite summertime treats growing up on the farm was hand cranked ice cream. Of course, when you have a cow that delivers lots of creamy milk, the ingredients aren't hard to come by. I suppose we made other flavors, but good ole vanilla is what I remember...
A Summer Interlude – Butterflies
Sometimes you need to step back from work and writing and family and just sit down along the trail to watch a puddle of butterflies peacefully pass what is--for them--a significant percentage of their lives. Then stand and startle them. And in the startling, find...
Meet Sarah
