Author: sslavich

Author of "Jumpin' the Rails!" an award-winning young adult historical fiction set in present-day and the American Civil War. My novel received the 2017 Literary Classics Seal of Approval and the 2016 silver Young Adult Fiction Award by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association. I am currently a member of The Authors Guild, the Alabama Writers' Forum, the Florida Authors and Publishers Association and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Civil War, Fort Tyler, Historical Fiction, Jumpin' the Rails!, Sheila W. Slavich, Slavich Bookshop

155th Anniversary Battle of West Point, GA April 16, 1865

sslavich

The Fort was quiet, more quiet than usual, because on a day that typically brings reenactors and commemorative musket fire most people sheltered from a different kind of threat. As I contemplated the day, my thoughts returned to the phrase - God is our peace - Jehovah Shalom.