Entries by TK Thorne

A Name and a Promise —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, he came with an open mind. And that changed everything. Langford realized there was edgy […]

Susan, An Extraordinary Story—by T.K. Thorne

Susan had never told her family about her experiences. In fact, before Louisa Weinrib called her in 1990 for an interview, she she had never talked about what happened to anyone other than those who had gone through it with her. Hers is a true story of amazing strength, resourcefulness, and friendship. Susan Eisenberg’s childhood […]

Our Addiction to Simplicity-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 all the jobs that were created to make/sell the car and noted that those jobs […]

Land Of Fire and Ice by T.K. Thorne

Last month, I promised a report on my trip to Iceland. Did not expect that they would be waiting for an imminent volcanic eruption from an area we were just visiting! As of this post, one area has sunk and the other risen, and a crack three feet deep appeared in the road in a […]

Who are We?

Who are We? Nothing was more tedious for me as a student than the requirement to memorize dates and events of the past. What’s so important about the past, anyway? As an avid reader of science fiction, I was much more interested in the future. No one has been more surprised than I, here in […]

The Forgiveness of Whales—T.K. Thorne

Until recently, scientists thought humans were the only species with the specialty brain neurons responsible for higher cognitive functions like self-awareness, a sense of compassion, and language. They were wrong. Fifteen million years before humans, whales began evolving these special glial cells, and now a strange phenomenon is occurring off the Baja coast of Mexico. Humans […]

The Lights in Our Eyes

One of my cherished and vivid memories is a sweltering summer night in my hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. Although I was too young for a driver’s license, my father—never one to let little rules stop him—was teaching me to drive. Out of the darkness ahead, a bright headlight beamed directly into my eyes, blinding me. […]

The Right Way to Worry –by T.K. Thorne

There’s a lot to worry about. The world is on fire. Literally and figuratively. It’s not the first time, of course, even though it feels like a unique crossroads of time. I grew up under the threat of nuclear winter and the extinction of life on Earth. My family discussed what to do should the […]

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 enough, I would figure it out. (Hubris, that!) I knew the answer was […]

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 the fact that he endangered himself for others is heroic. But strangely, the “disobeyed orders” […]