Blog Posts Thomas Cannon Author

  • Thoughts Take All The Power You Give Them.

    Thoughts take all the power they can have inside your head. And the longer negative and painful thoughts stay inside your head, the more power they take. It is a malevolent power and you become fearful to let them out. Writing takes away the power of destructive thoughts. In the light of whatever source is…

  • A Nation of Shattered Men

    A Nation of Shattered Men

    There are a lot of angry men nowadays that feel they are being victimized because of who they are. And that is a lot of baloney. It is self-centered. However, when you get to the core of what causes this, it is hurt. It is not the job of women to fix it. However, everyone…

  • No Means No Even Before Physical Contact

    No Means No Even Before Physical Contact

    Overheard Conversation “I was at the gym and I bent over to tie my shoes and Keyshawn came over to me and he had his thing right in my face and he was wearing small shorts.” So began a conversation in the booth behind me at the coffee shop. I do not go to the…

  • Exploring Themes of Love and Humor in ‘Parts of Me’

    Exploring Themes of Love and Humor in ‘Parts of Me’

    Discover the heartwarming tale of friendship and unspoken feelings in ‘Mandy and Cliff’s Porch Party’ from the anthology ‘Parts of Me’.

  • Surprise and the Volta: How Twists Deepen Poems and Stories

    Surprise- Volta Surprise in poetry is the use of unexpected shifts, imagery, or structural turns—often called a volta—to disrupt predictable patterns and engage the reader, preventing boring, linear narratives. It acts as a “gentle shock,” fostering discovery by breaking conventions through off-rhymes, strange ideas, or sudden thematic reversals. Shakespeare uses Volta in his sonnets: My…