Words brought bondage that produced shackles and chains for many. Go with Nonnie and Flossie Jo on their Journey of discovery on how words can become the power to unite the divided, conquer fear to give an independent spirit to chase freedom with a pen and paper. Illiteracy is a lock on many minds. Nonnie and Flossie Jo set out to change this. They found new paths to pioneer that words can be a catalyst for. Words were found to effectively change lives for the better by an enduring spirit that fought discrimination, a divided country by civil war, segregation, poverty, gender roles, and the geography and culture of Appalachia.