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What to Do When a Genie Sits on Your Bed

Posted on January 1, 2025 by T. K. Thorne

This is the time of year to wish peace on Earth, a goal and prayer that seems always before us, and “When will we ever learn?” echoes in our minds.

But what if you had a magical chance to change things….? Continue reading →

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Go Slow—Adults Playing!

Posted on November 1, 2024 by T. K. Thorne

I just read an article about the importance of connecting or reconnecting with our playful selves. “It offers a reprieve from the chaos.” That sounded intriguing. There is certainly a lot of chaos going on at the moment. I could use a … Continue reading →

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A Virus Changed Us

Posted on October 1, 2024 by T. K. Thorne

Covid-19 changed us.  Our grandchildren, or those who were very young during it, might forget all about it by the time they are grown, as most of my generation has little knowledge of the 1918 flu pandemic and the fact … Continue reading →

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Women: Not So Mere

Posted on September 2, 2024 by T. K. Thorne

Who knew? The women’s movement to win the vote in the United States (which didn’t happen until 1920) began with book clubs!* In my life, “feminism” has been a word often expressed with a sneer, the struggle for equality  seen … Continue reading →

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We are Perplexing

Posted on July 3, 2024 by T. K. Thorne

We are perplexing beings. I just finished reading Maus, a Pulitzer prize graphic book by Art Spiegelman banned in Russia and Tennessee. The author’s words and drawings depict his attempt to capture his father’s memories of living through the Holocaust. The … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Less Words are Better

Posted on May 2, 2024 by T. K. Thorne

Six years ago, this young man started 7th grade at Maranathan Academy as a critically at-risk student. I had just started volunteer-teaching creative writing. He graduated HS and enlisted in the Army. Last week, on leave after boot camp, he walked into … Continue reading →

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Chicago Angels

Posted on April 1, 2024 by T. K. Thorne

A true and funny story that happened a few years ago. It’s about angels and life and Bob. This is a rewritten repost but something set me thinking about Bob, and he is worth a revisit! I was thrilled that … Continue reading →

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A Name and a Promise

Posted on March 1, 2024 by T. K. Thorne

Rob Langford is probably not a name you are familiar with. He was a quiet, thoughtful man who wanted to make things better. When the FBI chose him to serve as Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham, Alabama office, … Continue reading →

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Our Addiction to Simplicity

Posted on February 1, 2024 by T. K. Thorne

A friend sent me a little story about someone who mocked a man for buying a fancy car, asking him if he realized how many people the money that he spent on the car could have fed. The man recounted … Continue reading →

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Free Will—Do We Have It?

Posted on December 22, 2023 by T. K. Thorne

It was a strange request. The inquirer wanted to know what my thoughts on “free will” were? His interest revolved around his thirty-year struggle with the concept as it related to drug addiction issues in his family and recent neurology … Continue reading →

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