Welcome to my blog about ”What Moves Me”
Writer, humanist,
dog-mom,
horse-servant,
and cat-slave.
Lover of solitude
and the company of good friends.
New places,
new ideas,
and old wisdom.
Author Archives: T. K. Thorne
Did Jesus Have a Wife?
Did Jesus have a wife? I live in the Deep South where it is customary to hear prayer “in Jesus’ name” at city functions. Many people here are startled at the idea that anyone could actually have different religious views. … Continue reading
The Most Important Question
“Has human behavior evolved?” The asker leaned toward me, as though I might hold the answer to the most important question in the world. Not the type of query I normally get at a presentation on my novel, Noah’s Wife, … Continue reading
The Stay Alive Rule
We are hard-wired to want it simple. Long ago (400 million years) there was only one basic premise under which we operated –Stay Alive! The conscious part of our brains was evolutionarily geared for simplicity, so we could decide things … Continue reading
How To Worry The Right Way
There’s a lot to worry about. We worry about inflation and that gas prices are too high, or about deflation and that they will go too low. We are worried our investment dollars (however small) may not poof back into … Continue reading
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Tagged dalai lama, investment dollars, lean times, worry, writers, writing, wrong stuff
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The Jerusalem Wall
My first glimpse of the Western Wall in Jerusalem was a hurried one, but my eyes immediately filled with unexpected tears. I am not a “religious” person, but I had no time to figure out what was affecting me about … Continue reading
How To Know If You are a “Real” Writer
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE A “REAL” WRITER? This question has plagued me for a long time, and I saw it recently on a writing web site, so I am not the only one who has asked it. … Continue reading
Ballooning Over Cappadocia
(For Çimen Filliz PAŞA) From the predawn womb, a fire-finger tipped with gold spouts into a wrinkled spread of fabric. Slowly, the balloon-to-be stirs awake, opening her mouth wide to nurse on the warm gusts. In the distance, great ovals–fellow … Continue reading
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Tagged balloons, cappadocia, hot air balloon, Turkey
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The Whirling Dervishes of Cappadocia
Tell me how wonderful I am or I will strike you with lightening, cause your fields to lie fallow and your women to be barren! Why would an omnipotent God, or even powerful gods, need to be praised? It … Continue reading
Travels in Turkey- A Strange Intimacy
There must be a strange intimacy in battle. Continue reading
Tribute to Allie
Today, my dear friend, Allie, died. She was not young. She couldn’t move as she once had, couldn’t race the car up the driveway like a blur of shadow or jump onto Daddy’s lap without an assist. When the puppy pulled her tail, she could only turn and bark. When did that happen? How did it happen? Continue reading
