Author Tom Kane

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Thank Cancer! I’m Still Learning New Things at 68

Cancer is a terrible disease, not something you would wish on your own worst enemy. But it does have side effects, or the cure has, chemotherapy in my case, that have proved quite useful. Those of you who are little squeamish, should […]

ADMIN-TOMDecember 15, 2022

I’m Not the Nervy Type, Even with Cancer

I’ve never had a problem with nerves. Never worried about anything. To me, life is too short to spend time worrying. But what I do have, I’m told, is a problem with the nerves in my left leg. Does that mean my […]

ADMIN-TOMDecember 12, 2022December 12, 2022

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma Cancer: No Pain, No Gain

As I’ve already mentioned in a previous post, my Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma has got to the stage where my bones are quite brittle due to the chemo. That being the case, pain is an ever-present sidekick to this cancer journey I’m on, and, […]

ADMIN-TOMNovember 21, 2022

Historical Fiction: Walking Away from Midnight – Sample Chapter 9

Walking Away from Midnight Tappity-Tap It was a warm evening and Jessie had decided to leave her two sets of bedroom windows open, to facilitate a breeze into her bedroom. Otherwise, she knew, it would be hard to get to sleep […]

ADMIN-TOMNovember 10, 2022December 13, 2022

A Breath of Fresh Air

Ever wondered about air and what you would do if you couldn’t catch your breath? Panic I suppose. It crossed my mind, big time, during the Covid-19 Pandemic, and more so when I started to feel extremely breathless around December 2021. I […]

ADMIN-TOMNovember 2, 2022November 2, 2022

Historical Fiction: Walking Away from Midnight – Sample Chapter 8

Walking Away from Midnight Click on #WalkingAwayFromMidnight to see all available extracts Shots in the Dark The drive of two hundred kilometres from Paris was going to take over three hours, mainly in the dark. But the Fordhams weren’t bothered with […]

ADMIN-TOMNovember 1, 2022November 1, 2022

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The Ragged Edge of Time: Science Fiction Novel Extract #4

The Ragged Edge of Time Click on #RaggedEdgeofTime to see all available extracts Chapter Four: The Dominator The main deflector dish on Hugo’s flagship, the Dominator, was badly in need of realignment, or so the captain thought. Too much space dust […]

ADMIN-TOMOctober 30, 2022November 1, 2022

The Ragged Edge of Time: Science Fiction Novel Extract #3

The Ragged Edge of Time Click on #RaggedEdgeofTime to see all available extracts Chapter Three: Horizon Jade Sexton took her seat in the packed auditorium, confident that the process of showing off the latest military hardware would be as boring as […]

ADMIN-TOMOctober 30, 2022November 1, 2022

Book Reviews: The Good, the Bad and the Horrible

As an Indie Author, I’ve had my fair share of great reviews, bad reviews and on several occasions’ horrible reviews. I’m no doubt not alone in this revelation that not all reviews of a writer’s book are going to be good reviews. […]

ADMIN-TOMOctober 27, 2022October 31, 2022

Social Media: Inactive Twitter Followers

I’ve been using Twitter as my go to social media platform since March 2011. My interaction with other users is fine, not as good as the likes and RTs some get, but I’m not complaining. After all, in just over eleven years, […]

ADMIN-TOMOctober 27, 2022October 31, 2022