A Chance for Kallie Mae – New Book Celebration!

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 12 Comments

  This wonderful book is about an Appalachian community in the mountains that experienced the blessing of learning when the Moonlight School came to them. The author did a wonderful job capturing the heart of the mountain people, and the desire of many of them to learn to read and write. (Connie R) I got my edited work in progress …

Special EBook Sale for An Appalachian Summer

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 10 Comments

I was so happy that I got to go back to the Appalachian Mountains for another story about the Frontier Nursing Service after I wrote These Healing Hills a few years ago. I liked writing about a Frontier Nursing midwife the way I did in that story, but I wanted to share more of the Frontier Nurses Service history. The nurse …

No Mystery about the Winners

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 4 Comments

“As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not.” (Carl Van Vechten) My dog, Oscar might take offense at that quote. Oscar’s a great writing companion, but cats …