Tag Archives: T.K. Thorne
Just Joys
The whirling weeks have left me vaguely unsettled, looking for what I have “accomplished.” I am used to measuring that in terms of word count, and I don’t have many of those. Rather than wallow in … Continue reading
Peleliu
Last month, 77 years ago, American soldiers began a battle for an airstrip on a tiny island in the Pacific. I had never heard of it, but I watched a documentary where the last surviving Marines told of the battle … Continue reading
The Paintbrush and the Pen
During the pandemic I edited several books and started two novels, both of which seem stuck somewhere near the beginning and are sitting around waiting for me. I don’t know if it was the stress of the year or I … Continue reading
Roses are Stealthy
Writer, humanist, dog-mom, horse servant and cat-slave, Lover of solitude and the company of good friends, New places, new ideas and old … Continue reading
Behind the Magic Curtain
Four men who loved the city of Birmingham, Alabama asked me to write a book. I look back on that day when I met them in the high-rise office of a prominent attorney. They were all strangers, decades older. They … Continue reading