In the 1860s, on Virginia’s Appalachian frontier, the fates of five people are forever linked as they navigate love, loss, and the cost of buried secrets amid the strife and turmoil of an unimaginable civil war.
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In the 1860s, on Virginia’s Appalachian frontier, the fates of five people are forever linked as they navigate love, loss, and the cost of buried secrets amid the strife and turmoil of an unimaginable civil war.
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Day 17: Walking for Peace
Note: The image above and the text below are both copyright Walk for Peace. I share their statement—and believe this is acceptable—simply to spread their message. If you are not already doing so, I hope you will follow the monks on their remarkable journey. You can do...
Day 16: Let’s make Soup Beans!
IT'S ONLY A little bit of a joke when I say if I'm ever on death row, for my last meal I'll be requesting a big hearty bowl of soup beans. And cornbread. Yes, cornbread, please! This is real mountain food—the ultimate comfort food—and as soon as the weather turned...
Day 15: When the unexpected happens.
I DON'T HAVE to tell you how the holidays—while sparkling and wonderful and filled with hope and promise—can also be exhausting. This might be particularly true for those of us who tend to do things like, oh, I don't know…more and more and more, here and there, right...
Cathy Rigg
Cathy Rigg is an author and maker with far more interests than she has time. Born and raised in Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains, her debut novel, That Which Binds Us, was published by Keylight Books in June of 2025. A work of historical fiction, the story is set in those beloved mountains and centers around five people whose lives intersect during the tumultuous years of the Civil War.
