M Thomas: 101 books

He is the director who turned goth culture into a box office phenomenon. Over the course of his 30+ year career, Tim Burton has managed to create some of the most striking images of outcasts with bawdy fashion sense who live in strange-looking worlds. No director has had quite the same impact on modern...

Twenty-Four poems about Thoroughbred wagering ups and downs and some of the colorful and smitten individuals involved.

Smedley Darlington Butler was born in West Chester, PA on July 30, 1881. Over his father’s objections, but with the help of his mother, at the age of 16 he left home and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1898, just 38 days short of his 17th birthday....

It's the film that has swept the nation and won over the hearts of millions. The record breaking 14 time Oscar-nominated musical "La La Land" captures the magic of artists pursuing their careers. But there's more than meets the eye. This essay will explore the themes that elevate the story of Hollywood...

A mysterious woman and her nursing home friends take a liking to a college boy working as a janitor.

Fifty poems steeped the human predicament, displaying in diverse ways, its demons, saviors and whimsies. Stop by for a coffee at Andy's Diner or Laura's Luncheonette. A drink at the Canopy Club, taste Olympia's fromage. Fill your lungs with smoke in Sarajevo. Visit the Sleeping Giant...

As Chester and Burt prepare for midnight on New Year's Eve, they discover one big problem: they keep going backwards in time.

A chance encounter in a man-made pond drain between an injured teen and the girl of his dreams.

A man having a bite to eat at a diner before leaving for the racetrack is remembered by waitress serving him and not fondly.

On a sunny afternoon in the park, Catherine finds something strange lying in the bushes. It is a woman dressed in a white pantsuit covered in a translucent tarp. Who is she and why does she sleep in such a fashionable attire? The two discover as they eat ice cream, watch old musicals and hang out at bars after work.

Forty poems of youth, loss, remembering and observations perhaps befitting this quote.The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart.-- William Butler Yeats

An elderly man on the lam relives a thoroughbred racetrack day in New Hampshire. A mysterious auto trip follows. His curious return is a puzzle for all.

This story's action is propelled by a displaced circus barker's love of expensive clothing. His obsession impacts not only his existence but the lives of his business partners, also refugees from the big top, one an acrobat the other a roustabout.

A short story revolving around a photographer's obsession with a thoroughbred jockey and a horse he rides named Prism. Bianca treats Jerry to adventures beyond his wildest imaginings. Join them for coffee at the Spoon Click Breakfast & Lunch and a cocktail at the Shanty Bright Lounge.