Love on the Rock
A free Valentine’s activity book featuring the heartfelt place names of the Rock, Newfoundland and Labrador
Read More Love on the RockA free Valentine’s activity book featuring the heartfelt place names of the Rock, Newfoundland and Labrador
Read More Love on the RockMy latest for Downhome magazine, take a trip to Quirpon Island, the northernmost point of the island of Newfoundland.
Read More Cover Story: Off The Beaten PathABT features a review by fisheries scientist Jeffrey A. Hutchings of my book, Cod Collapse.
Read More Atlantic Books Today “Cod Collapse” ReviewThanks to Canadian Geographic for running an excerpt of my book
Read More Canadian Geographic features excerpt of “Cod Collapse”Details of Fall 2019 Book Tour for “Cod Collapse”
Read More Fall Book Tour 2019What follows is the eulogy I delivered at my father’s funeral. May he rest in peace. Donald Thornhill (April 22, 1948 – April 26, 2019) My father was a patient man and he had to be. Here’s something he told me: “With the wear and tear we gave our clothes, it’s a wonder I had […]
Read More Remembering my fatherFive model boats were stolen in Ottawa during a hectic move, leaving one Newfoundland man broken-hearted.
Read More Five Stolen Boats, One Broken HeartThe mill whistle in Corner Brook is ubiquitous with the city itself. As one former resident put it, when that steam whistle blows it’s like “that same old, familiar voice speaking to them again. ‘Hi, remember me? Welcome home, friend.’” As Corner Brook prepares to host its first-ever come home year, the mill whistle will […]
Read More Mark your calendars: Corner Brook Celebrates Come Home Year 2019Features quotes from select samples of my writing. Current keepsakes come from my 2018-20 works.
Read More Keepsake GalleryWater is a book about our global freshwater supply and its quality. It’s a policy-relevant and science-rich book but is neither a policy book nor an academic book. Like its subject matter, this book is meant for everyone. Author Mark de Villiers writes: “Water is not ‘ours’ or ‘theirs,’ but the planet’s. We use water, and […]
Read More Book Review: Marq de Villiers’ Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource (2003)