More about me and my work
I spent 22+ years in the US Army where I was an instructor, and retired in 2001. I have also worked as a contract investigator for various government agencies, but now I write full time.
I am pleased to have been a member of the Board of Directors for Sisters in Crime Los Angeles. I left that position in 2016 and moved to Tucson, AZ, where I presently serve on the Board of Directors for Sisters in Crime Tucson.
I also teach short story workshops. I have over 100 short stories in print, including stories in five anthologies and two collections.
I was nominated for the prestigious Short Mystery Fiction Society award, the Derringer , TWICE in 1999, once for Best Short Story
- "Just Like in the Movies" by Kate Thornton (Blue Murder #1, 1998)
- "The Other Woman" by Kate Thornton (TheCase.com, October 21, 1998)
Breaking News (5/5/21) the anthology SHATTERING GLASS is nominated for an Anthony Award! (8/2021 - it won!)
Look for my story "The War Never Ends"
Here I am many years ago - 1991 - I think. I was at Ft. Huachuca, teaching in the Counterintelligence Course. Looks like I was having fun, too! (Okay, to be fair, the Army is not all fun.)
WRITERS ORGANIZATIONS
Sisters in Crime Tucson Chapter
Sisters in Crime, Los Angeles Chapter
Arizona Mystery Writers
Mystery Writers of America
Short Mystery Fiction Society
Alliance of Independent Authors
I enjoy membership in these writers' organizations. These organizations give writers at all stages of their creative development the camaraderie and networking necessary to the solitary pursuit of writing. I am also a previous member of the Writers in Residence blog (we are also the Wednesday Writers Luncheon Group!) Here is a picture of us at one of our monthly luncheons. Looks like I was having more fun...! I left the group in November 2016 as I moved to Tucson.
From left to right - Jackie Houchin, G.B. Pool, Bonnie Schroeder, Rosemary Lord, M.M. Gornell, Kate Thornton
Not pictured: Jacqueline Vick, Miko Johnston
Not pictured: Jacqueline Vick, Miko Johnston