Writer, Blogger, Creative Enthusiast

Notable: What I’ve Been Reading Lately
I AM NOT a competitive reader. I don't set goals, I don't strategize my list, I don't look to fill in defined categories or stretch into genres (with intention) I don't typically enjoy. Which is to say I am basically a mood reader (totally in keeping with my Enneagram...

Wildflowers, Grace, and Goodness
MY PERSPECTIVE CHANGES all the time on this mountain, weather and the season permeating every thought and impacting nearly every decision. Perhaps this is because conditions change so rapidly. In a moment, a beautiful, clear sunrise can be overcome by opaque, dense...

When You Can’t, What You See
I have been recovering from minor eye surgery, something that, for a time, left me with such blurry vision I was not able to do much but look toward the big blobby shapes on the television and ask repeatedly: "Who is that? What is she doing? What did he say?" I am...
Cathy Rigg
Cathy Rigg Monetti is a writer and maker with far more interests than she has time. Born and raised in Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains, she is currently writing a novel, a work of historical fiction set there and centered around five people whose lives intersect during the tumultuous years of the Civil War.