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: writing
Goddess in the Garden
The last few weeks (during the heat spell, of course), I’ve spent on my knees with copious streams of perspiration running down my face (or as the Southern phrase goes, “sweating like a stuck pig”). A few years ago, I … 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
Watch Out for Falling Heroes
Heroes have toppled under the sledgehammer of truth. Continue reading
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Tagged ban books, books, confederate statues, Dr. Seuss, Ezra Pound, Gandhi, Gertrude Stein, Gone with the Wind, Heroes, Hitler, Huckleberry Finn, JK Rowling, John F. Kennedy, John Wayne, L. Frank Baum, Mark Twain, Martin Luther King, Nixon, Sean Connery, T.S. Elliot, Tom Sawyer, Wizard of Oz, writing
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Women: Not So Mere
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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Tagged bookclubs, books, feminism, League of Women Voters, strong women, suffrage, women, Women' rights, writing
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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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Tagged author, brain, conscious, deep intelligence, House of Rose, Magic City, subconscious, T.K.Thorne, TK Thorne, writing
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Chicago Angels
My adventure in the Windy City began with hot pink toenails. (Stay with me.) Sister Laura, who has worked so hard with little credit—editing, designing the original awesome cover, marketing, and supporting me every step—really wanted us to go to … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels, Angels at the Gate, author, BEA, book award, Book Expo America, Chicago, T.K.Thorne, wheelchair adventure, writing
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The Secret Behind the Art of Painting the Past
Painters employ color, light, and shadow. Writers use small, standardized black marks set against a white background. Yet these marks can inspire, condemn, evoke tears, laughter, anger, or regret. They can sweep a reader into a different reality, even bring … Continue reading
Writing the Funny
Laughter catches us up in a moment of pure being, a moment where we are alive and in the present. We just get a glimpse, but it is no wonder that the Dalia Lama laughs with such ease. Laughter is holy. Continue reading
Posted in Writing the Funny
Tagged Archie Bunker, Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Carroll O'Connor, Dalia Lama, Desiree Burch, funny, humor, Jeff Foxworthy, Jon Stewart, laughter, Laughter Therapy, Lucille Ball, Reader's Digest, Red Skelton, Robin Williams, Saturday Night Live, writing, writing humor
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The Stay Alive Rule
We are hard-wired to want it simple. Long ago (400 million years) there was only one basic premise under which we operated –Stay Alive! The conscious part of our brains was evolutionarily geared for simplicity, so we could decide things … Continue reading
How To Worry The Right Way
There’s a lot to worry about. We are worried our investment dollars may not poof back into existence when they poof out. We worry about inflation and that gas prices are too high, or about deflation and that they will … Continue reading
Posted in You Never Know
Tagged dalai lama, investment dollars, lean times, worry, writers, writing, wrong stuff
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T. K. THORNE 