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Mace Thornton

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Mace Thornton is a published author, a strategic communications specialist and a former journalist. A native of Troy, Kansas, he grew up on a small farm in the Missouri River Hills of northeast Kansas. With a degree in journalism from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., among his passions are writing, sports, and the people of agriculture. His award-winning journalism and commentaries have been published across the nation. His career took him far away from his home state for more than three decades, but he now lives a little closer, in the St. Louis area with his wife, Denise, and their spirited rescue pup, Anna Mae. In addition to writing, he is a partner at Stratovation Group, a research, marketing, and communications firm headquartere ...more

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Ghosts Stirring in the Gumbo

Hey friends,

Mace Thornton here, co-author of West Bottoms and author of Jawbone Holler. It's been a while since many of you visited Jawbone Holler, but I promise, I haven’t been idle. While the kudzu grew back over the trails and the echoes faded from that last gunshot, something older—hungrier—was stirring in the bayous.

I’m thrilled (and maybe a little haunted) to tell you The Ghosts of Gumbo Fla Read more of this blog post »
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"Jawbone Holler is a powerful and deeply human story about survival, redemption, and the search for belonging. Perry Adams is not your typical hero he’s raw, flawed, and burdened by his past, but that’s exactly what makes his journey so compelling. Fr" Read more of this review »
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