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Through highways, back roads, and life’s unexpected detours, The Long Road to Here is a memoir of resilience, self-discovery, and transformation. Set against the backdrop of scenic landscapes and pivotal crossroads, this deeply personal journey weaves together past travels, relationships, and the choices that shaped a new beginning in Port Isabel. Exploring themes of love and loss, family and estrangement, grief and renewal, it reveals how every road—no matter how winding—leads us to exactly where we are meant to be.
In this heartfelt reflection on decades of Ki-Aikido practice, Keith Thorn shares the quiet power of simply showing up. This isn’t a story of titles earned, but of lessons lived—on the mat and beyond. With honesty and humility, he writes about falling, returning, aging, and learning to bow not just with the body, but with the spirit. Read More
Emily and Jake embark on a six-month journey to Port Isabel, Texas, seeking a break from their routine lives. They quickly become part of a close-knit community of Winter Texans, spending their days on the sunlit beaches of South Padre Island and their evenings enjoying local gatherings. Read More
In this honest, soulful journey through life’s most difficult terrain, author Keith Thorn shares timeless truths about pain, resilience, and transformation. Whether you’re grieving a loss, rebuilding your life, or simply searching for deeper meaning, No Mud. No Lotus offers powerful reflections and practical wisdom for turning suffering into strength.
With raw stories, gentle guidance, and grounded hope, this book reminds us:
You are not broken. You are becoming.
The road isn’t just a path to new places—it’s a journey inward, a teacher that shapes us through quiet moments, shared fires, and lessons learned beneath open skies. In Waves, Wind, and Wisdom: Volume Two, Keith Thorn continues his reflection on travel, connection, and the quiet truths discovered along the shores of Port Isabel, the winds of South Padre Island, and the endless stretches of the open road. Through deeply personal journal entries, this volume captures the essence of what it means to embrace change, face endings, and honor the quiet wisdom found in both solitude and companionship. From the echoes of campfire conversations to the lessons left behind by the tide, these stories are about more than destinations. Read More
Port Isabel is more than just a destination—it’s a place of transformation. The waves whisper lessons of resilience, the wind carries the echoes of change, and the quiet moments offer wisdom only time and reflection can reveal.
In Waves, Wind, and Wisdom, Keith Thorn shares personal reflections, life lessons, and thought-provoking stories inspired by the rhythm of coastal life. From the shifting tides to the endless horizon, this collection explores the things we carry—memories, fears, habits, and beliefs—and the moment we finally let them go. Read More
This third volume is a heartfelt return to the familiar, where old paths meet new perspectives and the roads we thought we knew reveal deeper truths. In this soulful continuation of the series, Keith Thorn reflects on the wisdom gained from seasons of loss, healing, love, and rediscovery.
Across fourteen deeply personal chapters, he lingers on the quiet revelations that only time can bring: how silence in a familiar place can sound new, how footsteps on old trails echo with different meaning, and how letting go sometimes happens in the very places we first held on. Read More
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Sophie Marvise –
Amazing how you’ve lived, lost, loved, wandered, broken, rebuilt and then somehow turned it into The Long Road to Here … a memoir that feels like a quiet sunrise after a storm. Scenic highways, grief, estrangement, resilience, renewal it’s the kind of soul-deep storytelling that makes one stop scrolling and actually feel something.
Sienna Blake –
I had the chance to read The Long Road to Here, and the themes of resilience, self-discovery, and renewal really resonate. Your story captures not only the deeply personal, but also the universal, reminding us that even life’s winding roads can lead us to exactly where we’re meant to be.
Samuel Adebayo –
I read The Long Road to Here and was really moved by how you capture resilience and transformation through life’s unexpected detours. The way you weave personal journeys with landscapes and pivotal choices is truly compelling.