by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Your post for today–the wonders of autumn in Appalachia! My afternoon drive home–with leaves still on the trees and NO...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Time is the enemy. Not because we don’t have enough of it. Not because it passes faster and faster. Not because it’s slippery and elusive. Rather, because time is an illusion. I was in such a hurry to be published. It felt like I was wasting valuable time...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last Sunday was homecoming at my church. AKA – Old Folks’ Day. There has been some back and forth on whether we should continue calling it by that name, but I’m a fan. I love the notion of honoring history and the “old folks” who came...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ah, the wonder of childhood. When I was in WV a few weeks ago my brother and I went for a walk with my five-year-old niece. We walked over a mile, down to Laurel Fork, where we saw some fish. Along the way we also encountered a herd of very noisy cows, a trickling...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
We called them lightning bugs when I was growing up. We’d catch them and keep them in a mason jar with holes punched in the lid. We’d turn them loose in the morning, although I suspect there were quite a few casualties. The wee flashes of light are waning...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the challenges of being an author is the overlap between stories. Until the Harvest was recently up for an award, A Tapestry of Secrets released a month ago, and I’ve just turned in the manuscript for my fourth novel yet to be named. You’ll forgive...