Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Theron Russell Author ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://theronrussell.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Hole In Time](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/2026/06/24/hole-in-time/) - A Note from the Author When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher gave our class an assignment to write a story involving a character from mythology. I wrote one called The Hole in Time. It was inspired by the movies I loved, the people I knew, the questions that filled my imagination, and - [Before I Became a Writer](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/2026/06/25/hello-world/) - Theron Russell - Author - June 25, 2026 There was a time when I dreamed of being an author long before I ever called myself one. I used to write stories constantly, worlds, characters, ideas that felt alive the moment they formed in my mind. But most of them never made it past the private pages. They were written, set aside, and shelved - [Silent Bang](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/2026/05/29/silent-bang/) - Poetry - May 29, 2026 - [No Thanks](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/2022/06/07/no-thanks/) - “Thank you for your service” she said with a big smile. I wanted to scream “just walk in my boots a mile” But instead I just smiled, and said thanks and waved back. With more burdens, heavier than any ruck sack. Everyone means well as I stand at this parade. A part of me is - [Guarded Gates](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/2022/05/29/guarded-gates/) - Fresh of the plane we climbed on the busThe Drill Instructors yelling at usGet out get down stand at attentionafraid, nervous and full of tension!Finally we were called a MarineBoot camp was the hardest thing we'd seenWe left there ready to stand and fightGuarding our freedoms our peace our rights!Then we were called to fight ## Pages - [Newsletter](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/newsletter/) - Saturday Morning Stories with Theron Russell. Every story starts with a person. Sometimes it's someone I meet while out living life. Sometimes it's a brief conversation. Sometimes it's nothing more than a smile, a laugh, or the way someone sees the world. Those moments become the seeds of stories. Many of my main characters are - [Projects](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/projects/) - The Secret War of ’86 And the Heroes Whose Names You Don’t Know Completed Manuscript A Story That Stays with You Before adulthood taught us what heroes really were, we spent one summer believing we already knew. In 1986, a group of boys turned woods into battlefields, creeks into oceans, and ordinary afternoons into secret - [Author Bio & Credentials](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/readers/) - Theron Russell is an American author and storyteller whose work explores human behavior under pressure, focusing on the emotional and psychological complexity of individuals facing extraordinary circumstances. His background spans military service, child welfare and protective services, pastoral ministry, education, and clinical counseling environments. Across these roles, he has worked closely with individuals and families - [Theron Russell — Author & Storyteller](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/about-me/) - I've sat beside hospital beds where families prayed for miracles and stood with Veterans carrying memories they couldn't quite put into words. I've listened to people at the best moments of their lives and the worst. Those experiences taught me that every person carries a story, and sometimes the stories we tell ourselves are the ## MailPoet Page - [MailPoet Page](https://theronrussell.com/?mailpoet_page=subscriptions) - [mailpoet_page] - [MailPoet Page](https://theronrussell.com/?mailpoet_page=captcha) - [mailpoet_page] ## Categories - [Welcome](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/category/welcome/) - [Poetry](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/category/poetry/) - [Stories](https://theronrussell.com/index.php/category/stories/)