Stairways to Story

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 56 Comments

Stairways have played major roles in my Shaker stories. In most of my Shaker books, I’ve let my characters wonder why it’s so important to follow the Shaker rule of always stepping on the first step with one’s right foot. Unity was very important to the Shakers and they believed if each member did such things the same that would …

Sweeping the Shaker Way

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal

Brooms make me think of Shakers. That’s what I put on my Shaker Wednesday post on my Facebook page this week, but there’s only so much you can put on a Facebook post. And a person can write a lot about Shaker brooms.  If you visit the Shaker village of Pleasant Hill here in Mercer County, Kentucky, you can see …