by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 16, 2019 | Family, History, Love
Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Sharon Robinson, baseball great Jackie Robinson’s daughter. I HOPE you already know what a huge impact Jackie Robinson had on the civil rights movement by breaking the color barrier in sports when he played for the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 5, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Nature, Waiting
When my brothers and I were little we had a “play-house” inside a HUGE rotted out stump. The tree had fallen long ago, but the shell of the stump remained and it was big enough for all three of us to get inside. It was cool and mossy and taller than I was....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 29, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Reading, Speaking
I’m always delighted when I’m asked to do a book event. But it doesn’t get much better than being contacted by the library I loved as a kid to come speak. Which is what happened to me this past week! The Upshur County Public Library contacted me to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 15, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, History, Poetry
If you’ve followed my blog very long, you’ve probably seen mention of the fact that I grew up on a farm that’s been in my family for seven generations. It’s a big part of why I write about Appalachia and have such strong nostalgia for the past....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 5, 2019 | Family, Friends, Love, Memories, Uncategorized
Five years ago today my first full-length novel released. On the Sunday before, I held a launch party at my church with a reading, book sale, beans & cornbread supper, bluegrass music, and even some square dancing. It was pretty awesome. And not just because I was...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 15, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Poetry
The hero of my next story is Colman Harpe. I chose the name Colman for two reasons–first, he’s inspired by Jonah (the one swallowed by the whale) and both of the names–Jonah and Colman–mean “Dove.” The second reason is that I grew...
