The Fox at Dawn

-it remained a place of beautify, seen and unseen, transformed but still lovely.

-Jayne Moore Waldrop from Drowned Town

Lovely is how I would describe both Jayne and this rich wonderful novel of linked stories about homes we can no longer return to. There are a lot of drowned towns in Kentucky and Tennessee, an excruciating sacrifice made when the Tennessee Valley Authority dammed rivers to make lakes during the New Deal to control flooding and create electricity. I had the great privilege of watching this book take form as parts of it was workshopped at Hindman and in a Covid writers group on Zoom that helped me keep my sanity- thank you very much Matthew, Cathy, Jayne, Rachel and Tamela. That Zoom writers group was one of the best things that came out of the Pandemic- two published books were born, including Drowned Town, and who knows, maybe more soon from the rest of us. 

Jayne has been super busy with a couple of wonderful and important picture books, a collection of poetry, Pandemic Lent:  A Season of Poems, and other writing. It’s been too long since I got to spend time with her, but I hope that changes soon. You can find out more about her and her work here: https://www.jaynemoorewaldrop.com

My Advent Tree this year is dedicated to my writer friends and teachers. I am so grateful for all the light you shine in the darkness. 

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