by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 30, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Memories
I write historical fiction . . . but I cheat. I only just realized this as my third novel was about to release last year. I’ve long struggled with genre and fitting what I write into a specific slot. Maybe it’s historical. Maybe it’s romance. Maybe it’s historical...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 19, 2017 | Appalachian, Uncategorized
LOTS of steps to the viewing platform. The view UP. The view DOWN. I just got back from a visit home to West Virginia. Every time I go, there’s a moment when I realize I’ll have to drive (or persuade my husband to drive) over the New River Gorge Bridge. I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 5, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Hiking, Memories, Nature
I’m not a fan of looking at the turning of the calendar as any kind of clean slate. I figure most every day is the perfect time to begin doing whatever it is I’m supposed to be doing. But in the spirit of the New Year, I took a moment to look back over...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 29, 2016 | Appalachian, holidays
As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d ease through this in-between the holidays time by revisiting a previous post about Old Christmas. I mention the holiday in my upcoming novel, The Sound of Rain. It’s a sort of contrarian celebration of Christmas...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 22, 2016 | Appalachian, Hiking
One of my favorite things about living in the Appalachian Mountains is hiking them. We live near a national forest riddled with trails that offer miles and hours of rambling. And so Thistle and I do just that. A few weeks ago one of the regular trails was blocked when...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 4, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Love, Memories
Back home in West Virginia there was always a bean supper at Lucille’s for the Fourth of July. George and Lucille were first cousins to my dad and they had a little, white house up on the ridge above the church. Each year, Lucille would organize the event with a big...
