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Deciding Who Did It - 4,451 Views
Who Shot JR? If you were living on planet earth in 1980, that question will resonate with you. It’s the advertising catchphrase that CBS...

Alretha Thomas
Jun 9, 2016


The Quiet Before the Storme - 3,842 Views
Thank you, but no, that’s not a typo. I meant Storme, as in Rachel Storme, the detective in my new mystery series. The first book in the...

Alretha Thomas
Apr 3, 2016


Undecided - 3,778 Views
This year’s presidential race brings to mind Matthew 22:14: “For many are called, but few are chosen.” According to Wikipedia, at the...

Alretha Thomas
Feb 13, 2016


Life Begins In Retirement - 3,764 Views
I only have four more days to work before I retire from corporate America. It’s not only a dream come true, but it’s a miracle. For the...

Alretha Thomas
Jan 30, 2016


Giving Birth to My 9th Child - 3,963 Views
I apologize for my absence, but I’ve been writing and editing for the past six months—consulting with my development editor and my beta...

Alretha Thomas
Aug 26, 2015


The Color of Violence and Fifteen Minutes of Infamy - 8,983 Views
“Nine people shot in a church.” That’s what came across the airwaves when I turned my car radio on. My heart sank thinking about the...

Alretha Thomas
Jun 19, 2015


Missing Melissa - Review from John Valeri of Hartford Books Examiner - 6,041 Views
Missing Melissa is Alretha Thomas’ eighth novel but first mystery. In it, readers are introduced to twenty-two year old Madeline...

Alretha Thomas
May 6, 2015


The Business of Being Busy - 6,157 Views
Hello everyone. Let me stop and take a breath. Forgive me for being absent, but like the title of this blog suggests, I have been busy!...

Alretha Thomas
Apr 22, 2015


Mustard Seed Faith - 4,157 Views
Jesus said if you have the faith of even a mustard seed, you’ll be able to move mountains. A mustard seed is approximately 1 millimeter...

Alretha Thomas
Feb 26, 2015


I Ate Ice Cream for Breakfast - 4,754 Views
You read it correctly. Yep, I did the unthinkable for a woman who’s the poster child for weight watchers—not the organization, but the...

Alretha Thomas
Jan 6, 2015


2014 Reasons to be thankful - 4,341 Views
When I reflect on this past year, I’m imbued with an overwhelming sense of gratitude. I have so much to be grateful for, and when I...

Alretha Thomas
Nov 24, 2014


I Can Fly - 4,652 Views
At least I could in my dreams last night. I can’t recall the last time I had a flying dream. But this morning I woke up and immediately...

Alretha Thomas
Oct 17, 2014


SUCCESS IS NOW - 4,441 Views
Today is my 15th wedding anniversary. That is truly a miracle. Fifteen years ago I believed I had a better chance at winning the lottery...

Alretha Thomas
Sep 18, 2014


Forever Funny - Rest in Peace Robin Williams - 4,638 Views
Yesterday when I returned home from work, I told my husband that Robin Williams had taken his own life. My husband’s face dropped and he...

Alretha Thomas
Aug 12, 2014


The Crying Doves Syndrome - 4,824 Views
What’s the Crying Doves Syndrome? Remember Prince’s mega hit song, “When Doves Cry?” It’s the lead single on his Purple Rain album. Music...

Alretha Thomas
Jul 23, 2014


The Facebook Family That Votes Together Stays Together - 6,036 Views
This past Sunday I received an email from Author Shout, an online website that "Connects authors and readers around the world." In the...

Alretha Thomas
Jul 8, 2014


God in the Midst of Garbage and Gore - 4,172 Views
Yesterday I downloaded a copy of Michelle Knight’s book, "Finding Me." It’s a harrowing account of the eleven years she, Amanda Berry,...

Alretha Thomas
Jun 12, 2014


My Angel (Maya Angelou) - 4,654 Views
The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream Till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays And...

Alretha Thomas
May 28, 2014


"I Shot My Wife" - 4,395 Views
According to media reports, those were the four words actor Michael Jace told an operator when he called 911 to report that he had shot...

Alretha Thomas
May 23, 2014


Billionaire Bigot - 4,353 Views
While surfing the Internet last week I came across the TMZ story about Donald Sterling’s leaked conversation wherein he and his...

Alretha Thomas
Apr 28, 2014
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