After a stint as a caregiver for my beloved spouse, Kristine, I have gotten back to writing more. An idea exchanged with fellow writer John J. Mutter Jr. inspired me to write a short story. Climbing the Water Tower has been submitted to a short story competition. It’s about impressionable young people influenced by others. I have also found, and posted, a story about my mother’s duck which you can find among my blogs.

After more than 60 years of wearing glasses, I had cataract surgery on both eyes in 2021.In December 2022, my optometrist told me my eyes were perfect. No more glasses required for driving. It has been wonderful being able to wear non-prescription sun wear and only need reading glasses. The image above is the new look Terry from Christmas 2022. People I’ve known a long time tell me they did not recognize me because of no glasses and the goatee…a remnant of the pandemic although I sported a goatee in the early ’70s. I’ve also lost a few pounds, down under 230.

The pandemic was good for me as a writer. Being limited in outdoor pursuits and interaction with most people, I challenged myself to write 1,000 words a day. It proved to be an easy challenge to meet and many days I exceeded that goal in little more than an hour at the keyboard.

If you are a writer like I am, challenge yourself to write every day, whether it is 1,000 words or 500 does not matter. The point is you are writing!

After meeting with Mark La Gasse, editor and publisher of my hometown newspaper, The Thorp Courier (where I worked for several years), I began writing a weekly column about growing up in the 1950s and ’60s. More than 75 columns appeared and I am trying to publish them in book format. Stay tuned.

My first novel, Shevivor has been available on Amazon since April 2020 and remains available on this website if you would like an autographed copy!

The outstanding cover was designed by Angela Collier, a graphic arts student at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay when she agreed to tackle this project from my rough sketches. She now lives in Washington.

I trust you will enjoy reading about Janet Murphy and her family-oriented exploits. It is a complex story covering a myriad of incidents and events. As a successful advertising sales executive; her story offers valuable insight into marketing strategies. Readers have commented that Shevivor left them hungry for more. Work is still in progress on the sequel, tentatively titled Shevivor…Again. Other projects have sidetracked the editing process.

Thanks for stopping by!

Do some exploring if you’d like to learn more about me and what I write. My goal is to share words with you and trust you will continue to follow my writing…and some day buy one of my books.

At Left:  Paradise! My bride (Kristine) and I spent two glorious weeks back in Hawaii in February 2022, staying on Kauai with my brother and sister-in-law on Lawai Beach. It’s just me in the picture. Charlie’s is a favorite bar behind Rib Mountain in Marathon County. 

My term as president of Shawano Area Writers ended in May 2021. Check out our writer’s group by clicking on the link above. If  you are a writer or aspire to be one, a writer’s group offers you motivation, incentive, camaraderie, and enthusiasm for writing.

I joined the Wisconsin Writer’s Association on the recommendation of my friend and fellow writer, John J. Mutter, Jr. John has chaired the Shawano Area Writers’ student writing contest for its entire existence. I hunted with John on his farm in fall 2024.

I also belong to the Green Bay Area Writer’s Guild which now meets the 1st Tuesday of the month at the Bay Family Restaurant on West Military Avenue.  For more information, click on the link above.

In my career I have crafted more than one million words and traveled more than one million miles. Sounds like the title of my memoir, so stay tuned. The tentative title reflects the way I sign notes to friends…Just Me, T.C. 

I enjoy nature and find water and woods more inspirational than concrete and steel. My true passion is writing!

Enjoy exploring…and reading!