Author Archives: T. K. Thorne

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About T. K. Thorne

T.K. is a retired police captain who writes books, which, like her blog, roam wherever her interest and imagination take her.

Noah’s Wife & the Titanic

Posted on March 28, 2014 by T. K. Thorne

When it comes to your floatation devices, you can’t get more famous than the Titanic or Noah’s ark—but the connection doesn’t stop there. Oddly enough, the link was Robert Ballard the explorer who found the long-lost, sunken Titanic. Continue reading →

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Love and A Bony Butt

Posted on February 22, 2014 by T. K. Thorne

I fell in love the moment I saw his bony butt. I have no idea why, except I knew he was to be mine, though a friend had arranged this meeting and first choice was hers. Continue reading →

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A Street Angel

Posted on February 1, 2014 by T. K. Thorne

I caught my breath, because that car could have knocked him down as it slid…. Continue reading →

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The Reader’s Mind: A Writer’s Most Important Tool

Posted on October 20, 2013 by T. K. Thorne

I am handicapped. Might as well admit it. It’s a fact well known to my dogs. Continue reading →

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To Dream the Possible Dream

Posted on August 29, 2013 by T. K. Thorne

Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King urged us to judge people not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.  There is no question that poverty and lack of equal education can affect the … Continue reading →

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The Wise Win Before the Fight

Posted on February 21, 2013 by T. K. Thorne

Violence surrounds us—in the media, in our entertainment and sometimes even in our homes.  From the streets of Chicago, to the wars in Iraq and Syria, to video games—violence is a way of life. Must it be? “Those who are … Continue reading →

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A Hand; A Fist

Posted on January 10, 2013 by T. K. Thorne

What kind of world allows young American football players to feel comfortable making a video about raping an unconscious girl?  A world where the defense against a brutal, fatal rape of a student in India is that “respectable women are … Continue reading →

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The Next Big Thing

Posted on November 13, 2012 by T. K. Thorne

In school, my study method of choice was “The Cram.”  The further behind I got, the more motivated I was.  So, maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised to find myself writing two books  at the same time.  (Can somebody get … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus Have a Wife?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by T. K. Thorne

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 →

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The Most Important Question

Posted on July 24, 2012 by T. K. Thorne

“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 →

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