Big Fish Small Pond

In the foothills of Appalachia, where resilience was as abundant as the black seams of the earth, Tim Baden's story unfolded. Born in Circleville, Ohio, and raised in the small town of Longstreth, just beyond the borders of Nelsonville, Ohio, Tim faced financial hardships that etched themselves into his early years. But life has a way of surprising us. For Tim, that surprise came when a fire erupted in their house on a cold winter's night. He had a direction in life that he did not understand un