by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow is Veterans’ Day so I thought I’d take a look back at some of the veterans who fought in the days when my home state was just being born. It was during the Civil War that West Virginia seceded from the Union and became it’s own state. I had...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you’re a regular reader, you know I only offer book reviews once in a while. Basically, only when I read a book that I can’t stand NOT to tell you about. Long Way Gone by Charles Martin is such a book. First of all, I pretty much love everything Charles...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
In November 2012 I got a call from a literary agent offering representation. A little over a year and a half later, in August 2014, my first novel hit bookshelves. Since then, I’ve been astonished by the number of people who have taken the time to visit Wise,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
As an author, I hear lots of comments and questions over and over again. My least favorite is when I say I’m a writer/author/novelist and the person I’m talking to says, “Oh,” then changes the subject. But there are several things I LOVE to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
No, I’m not talking about costumes, although those were often homemade. I’m talking about treats. When we went trick or treating in Laurel Fork, WV, we got our fair share of store-bought candy. But there were also plenty of homemade treats. Of course, we...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last week I took some time off work, but I have a bad habit of tending to just one or two things regardless. On Tuesday, I needed to slip into work to handle a quick task. My plan was to arrive during staff meeting, ghost in and out, and no one would be the wiser....
