“Walton’s Creek, Land of our Fathers” by Rickie Zayne Ashby

Walton’s Creek, Land of Our Fathers (Acclaim Press 2024), Rickie Zayne Ashby’s debut novel, is a book you should judge by its cover. Not only is the artwork evocative of the story inside, but also the cover itself under the dust jacket, is a thing of beauty. This book is available in hardcover only, so […]

Mary Ellen Thompson interviews Rickie Zayne Ashby, author of “Walton’s Creek, Land of Our Fathers”

Introduction: Rickie Zayne Ashby’s debut novel, Walton’s Creek, Land of our Fathers, is the first of two volumes chronicling the life of several families in rural Western Kentucky. Based on his own family, this book, Volume I, covers the years 1913 – 1955 and gives a bird’s eye view of what life was like in […]