Above: A copy of Haunt Box, a collection of poetry by Kristy Webster, Lori Garrett, Victoria Betzel, and Sarah Herrin, all frequent contributers to Thursday Review. Some of the poems were previously published in TR, and the cover was designed by Sarah Herrin.

Above: Author and writer C.G. Fewston on the street in Hong Kong during Occupy Protests, in this instance the so-called Battle for the Number 2 Bridge, November 2019; Fewston sent Thursday Review dispatches from the confrontations between protesters and Hong Kong police.

Above: Two books by author and sceenwriter Sandi Jerome, part of her series of Young Adult stories (Sandi's books are available on Amazon); Sandi is a regular contributor to Thursday Review.

Above: Screen shot of Thursday Review Front Page on January 24, 2016; includes multiple articles and dispatches from around the country in the wake of Winter Storm Jonas; photos submitted from New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, and Richmond; articles by Alan Clanton, Earl Perkins, and Kelly Leigh Harris.

Above: Screenshot of Thursday Review Front Page (main page) in late September 2012 after the major redesign of the website by Lisa Whitten; all web traffic was redirected from previous websites (including "Thursday Review's Road Show: The Presidential Campaign in Review") to the newly created page.

Above: Watercolor art designed by Sarah Herrin for Thursday Review; Many of Sarah's articles can be found on our Features Page.

Above: A few yellowed but surviving samples of the early days of Thursday Review, which was printed monthly (or thereabouts) from January 1982 to early 1985 on newsprint.

Above: William Copeland with his TR mug filled with tea while reading and working on Thursday Review in June 2014.

Above: Author, chef, and Thursday Review writer Michael Sigler with his favorite Thursday Review mug filled with (presumably) coffee.

Above: Author, freelance writer, and frequent TR contributor Michael Bush harvesting tea in China, at Qionglai Mountain in Sichuan Province; Michael is the author of two books, including Storm in Shanghai. (see our Book Page for more information).

Above: screen shot of Thursday Review Front Page, December 12, 2013, featuring articles by Earl Perkins, Maggie Nichols, and Garrett Heisler.

Above: Bob Armstrong is an author, journalist, and Marine Corps veteran. Bob is a regular contributor to Thursday Review. Of this photo he writes:"When I was in Vietnam I spent a lot of time in hamlets and villages just a few miles south of the DMZ—the demilitarized zone between South and North Vietnam. I always got a kick out of the road sign on Highway 1 in the background of this photo of me. The number of kilometers on the sign indicating Hanoi to the North and Saigon to the South. This is my mock desertion from the Marine Corps, hitchhiking to Hanoi."

Above: Author, freelance writer, and musician Craig R. Seaton's book Some Perfect Tomorrow, published in 2021 by Yellorondack Publishing. Craig has been a frequent contributor to Thursday Review.

Above: One of our original digital Thursday Review logos, mostly discontinued in 2015; photo was taken by photographer Kevin Hamilton, who contributed other images to our website.

Above: Frequent Thursday Review writer and contributor Stuart Boggess with pal in China, 2015)

Above: A copy of author and chef Michael Sigler's second book, Tales From The Frying Pan. Michael has been a regular contributor to Thursday Review since 2011.

Above: A screen capture of the original Books & Literature landing page for Thursday Review; this was rolled out in November 2012. The banner photo was taken in Wyoming; note that all the books reviewed were related to politics or history. That changed when writers such as Kristy Webster, Lori Garrett, Jessica Smith, and Sarah Herrin began submitting short reviews.

Above: Conversations Overheard in a Restaurant, a collection of poetry written by Thursday Review editor Alan Clanton and available on Amazon. The cover art was created by artist Sarah Herrin.

Above: Patriotic motif designs using watercolor (actually gouache) created by Lisa Whitten, and used on several landing pages for the 250th USA celebrations.

Above: Thursday Review roll outs its new "Media, Journalism & Truth" Page in October of 2012 as an adjunct to the Front Page; the new section includes dozens of articles from the political conventions of 2012, along with exclusive photos from the Republican National Convention.

Above: Thursday Review founding member and features editor Earl Perkins in New York City with his fiance Madonna Bynum. Earl has been writing for Thursday Review since 1982. Madonna passed away in April 2026 after a brave battle with cancer.

Alan Clanton, Thursday Review editor/founder attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, summer 2012. Laptop in hand, Alan wrote articles from the convention.

Above: Thursday Review bookmarks, which we printed and cut in 2013 and again in 2016; the bookmarks were sent for free to anyone who requested them; we also placed them in public and campus libraries, and in bookstores.

Above: A sampling of poetry books by frequent Thursday Review writer and artist Sarah Herrin; all can be found on Amazon or through other book retailers.

Above: The "Seattle Avatar" used in Thursday Review social media from 2009 to roughly 2012; photo by Alan Clanton.

Above: The Thursday Review avatar-logo used in mostly with Linkedin and other social media.

Above: A sample Front Page from our Thursday Review "Road Show" newsletter, which we published variously in print, email newsletter, or online from 2004 through 2009. This screen shot is of the May 9, 2008 edition. For the election cycles of 2004 and 2008, Thursday Review's Road Show was updated weekly (and sometimes daily!).