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.
Tag Archives: T.K. Thorne
Chicago Angels
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
A Name and a Promise
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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Tagged 4 little girls, Birmingham church bombing, civil rights, Rob Langford, T.K. Thorne
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Our Addiction to Simplicity
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
The Lights in Our Eyes
A Note: If you are receiving this twice, it may be because I am posting it here and on another platform called Substack. (If so, my apologies and feel free to cancel your subscription to one or the other. You … Continue reading
The Meaning of Life
When I was young, I had a deep need to understand the meaning of life. It consumed me. A knot inside that HAD to be untangled. Why was I alive? Why was I me? I believed if I thought about it hard … Continue reading
A Wolf in Strange Clothing
What makes a hero? I just read about a marine who disobeyed orders and moved into the line of fire to rescue his fellows. He saved several lives and received a Medal of Honor. That’s a hero, for sure. Just … Continue reading
Three
Three is a magic number. Can you hear your mother counting down the time left until unnamed but dreadful forces will compel you to do what you haven’t done yet? Your personality might have made you immediately hop to at … Continue reading
When Walls and Water Speak
One day, I looked at an area along the brick walkway in the front of my house and realized I needed to do something extreme. Despite having spread grass seeds more than one season, only weeds grew in the shadow … Continue reading
We are Living History
We are living history. In 1958, the janitor at Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Alabama discovered a satchel in the building’s window well with a fuse running from it. Fifty-four sticks of dynamite were in that bag. The fuse had burned … Continue reading
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Tagged Behind the Magic Curtain, Beth-El bombing, civil rights, T.K. Thorne
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The Art of Defense
In addition to being a writer, I am a few other things, at least one of which sometimes surprises people. When I was a rookie at the Birmingham Police Academy (many years ago) my Physical Training instructor was a short, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aikido, Akyama Ryu, House of Rose, Judo, martial arts, T.K. Thorne, TK Thorne
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T. K. THORNE 