My name is Fred First, and I'm happy that you've dropped by to learn more about Slow Road Home -- a Blue Ridge Book of Days, and NOW, to read about my new book (May 2009) What We Hold In Our Hands: a Slow Road Reader. Find here too info about the photo-note cards and other products and productions. You can follow the links below or in the left-hand sidebar (scroll down for more choices) to other destinations on this site. Please come back often and leave comments or email me! Visit Fragments from Floyd for daily musings from Floyd County, Virginia and find out where I'll be speaking.

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While I'm working on a make-over on this site, you might have come here for information about the NEW BOOK. There's a rudimentary page set up now, with changes happening at a good clip, so come back often! Go to Fred's New Book ~ May 2009.

For upcoming event locations, see the sidebar on Fred's blog.
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• LIMITED TIME ONLY : Floyd and the Blue Ridge 2010 Calendar (Wordsprint Business Clients mailing made available for Fred to offer you! Includes 13 of Fred's Images 12"x9")
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• Purchase either book (or both!) by cash, check or credit card via PayPal
  
  
• More information about Fred's Second book, What We Hold In Our Hands
  
• Fred's Photographic Note Cards from Floyd County
• Excerpts from Slow Road Home
• What readers have said about Slow Road
• Fred's Weblog, Fragments from Floyd
• Fred's Photographic Galleries
  

I hope to add to this site regularly, so check back often. I'm happy to have comments, so don't be shy!