Cabin Journals

Distracted by college mania and done in by massage clients, Corinna Craft escapes to Virginia’s backwoods where she rediscovers nature as an open-air cathedral and tonic for the soul. By day she tromps through timberland, crests mountains and paddles rivers, fraternizing with soft frontiersmen and righteous rangers along the way. By night she cozies in cabins, braising herself by the fire, and browses journal entries of former occupants—many happy couples. All is well with her move-on personality until Corinna has a blow-out with God Almighty about her solo status. She punts a bundle of firewood and fist sasses God. Uh oh. Ice the big toe; coo the wiley woe; crush the inner No, and Go girl, Go!

On its light-hearted surface, Cabin Journals is an upbeat story about a female trekker’s journey through historic Virginia backwoods. On the deeper level of personal pain, Cabin Journals is about inner healing. This travelogue is a charming patchwork quilt of outdoor adventure and Virginia culture wrapped around a warm body of important matters like:

healing the heart
divorce recovery
restoring primary relationships
grace for unfulfilled desires
living single
weaning off addictions
and other issues of faith