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: TK Thorne
We are Perplexing
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
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? Who was I? and Why was I me? I believed if I … 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
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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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
Dickens, Aliens, and Me
My first ambition was to be an astronaut. My dream was to make first contact with aliens who could take me on a private tour of the galaxy. I would check out the window every night to see if a … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Amazon Vella, Charles Dickens, Dickens, Kindle Vella, science-fiction, Snowdancers, T. K. Thorne, TK Thorne, Vella
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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
Murder, Mayhem . . . and a little Magic
When Officer Rose Brighton chased a suspect down an alley in Birmingham, Alabama, she had no idea the next few minutes would land her in the middle of every cop’s nightmare—looking down at the body of someone she shot . … Continue reading
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