Discover the Magic of Storytelling
Dive into enchanting worlds through captivating books and articles.
Discover the Magic of Storytelling
Dive into enchanting worlds through captivating books and articles.
Discover T.K. Banner
Meet the Author
T.K. Banner is a passionate writer from British Columbia. With years of experience in education, she brings a unique perspective to her storytelling that captivates readers.
She has been in the field of education most of her adult life, as a teacher of all grades, Sociology Professor for twenty years, director of an Independent Study Program, helping adults earn their diploma.
She won many awards, including being recognized for initiating a girl power group, developing innovative career strategies, and her work for United Way, helping parolees find employment. She has worked with various Indian Reservations, homeless shelters, and the Cal-Works program at a local college.
Terri suffered a major loss after moving to Paradise California, where she lost everything in the Campfire of 2018. Since then she embarked on new career as an author, writing about her experiences. She continues to write a variety of articles for magazines, and currently is a reporter for a newspaper. She is very active, attending exercise classes, and has joined many clubs since her move to Mesquite, Nevada in January, 2025.
This is where you will learn about me - the person behind the books! Step into my fantasy and sometimes realistic world of books, articles, podcasts, and blog posts. Words have the power to transport us, to transcend us from our mundane world.
My blog posts are comprised of observations and comments on daily life. It is my hope that you interact with this website. As it is my passion to use my writing as a tool to help others, I hope this website will be the conduit to do so. Namaste, my readers.
WRITINGS/BOOKS
I've got class!
I've got class - Kindle Edition
I've got class - Kindle Edition
It is never too late to learn a new skill, take a class, and leave your comfort zone. Yes, I know this can be frightening, for some of you, but what is even more alarming is seeing yourself twenty or thirty years down the road, thinking, "I wonder what would have happened if..."
By registering for the wrong college class, T.K. Banner emb
It is never too late to learn a new skill, take a class, and leave your comfort zone. Yes, I know this can be frightening, for some of you, but what is even more alarming is seeing yourself twenty or thirty years down the road, thinking, "I wonder what would have happened if..."
By registering for the wrong college class, T.K. Banner embarked on a learning and teaching journey she had never imagined possible. In the book, I’ve Get Class!, Terri shares life-shifting memories from her college days and multiple teaching and learning opportunities. This book is much more than a compilation of recollections. Each chapter includes her personal stories, "Points to Ponder," and "Helpful Hints" that open doors to understanding and inspire women to move forward through difficult situations. Let Terri be your navigator, as she shares her inspiring journey and how-to roadmap for women at the crossroads, ready for a new adventure.
I've got class - Kindle Edition
I've got class - Kindle Edition
I've got class - Kindle Edition
It is never too late to learn a new skill, take a class, and leave your comfort zone. Yes, I know this can be frightening, for some of you, but what is even more alarming is seeing yourself twenty or thirty years down the road, thinking, "I wonder what would have happened if..."
-T.K. Banner, Author of I've Got Class!
By registering for th
It is never too late to learn a new skill, take a class, and leave your comfort zone. Yes, I know this can be frightening, for some of you, but what is even more alarming is seeing yourself twenty or thirty years down the road, thinking, "I wonder what would have happened if..."
-T.K. Banner, Author of I've Got Class!
By registering for the wrong college class, T.K. Banner embarked on a learning and teaching journey she had never imagined possible. In the book, I've Get Class! Terri shares life-shifting memories from her college days and multiple teaching and learning opportunities. This book is much more than a compilation of recollections. Each chapter includes her personal stories, "Points to Ponder," and "Helpful Hints" that open doors to understanding and inspire women to move forward through difficult situations. Let Terri be your navigator, as she shares her inspiring journey and how-to roadmap for women at the crossroads, ready for a new adventure.
You've got class!
I've got class - Kindle Edition
You've got class!
You’ve Got Class is a partnering goal planning journal and workbook. It provides sixty daily gratitude questions, sixty probing and goal-planning chapter questions, twenty progress sheets, and twenty additional journal pages for deeper insights. These tools motivate, inspire, and assist the reader in achieving their next steps to success.
Best Friends
Smoldering Embers of Paradise
You've got class!
In 1986, an elderly, newly-widowed Fannie Wilson is thinking, as she often is, of how lucky she had been, despite enduring overwhelming challenges. Fingering the necklace she always wore—the twin of the one her great friend and platonic love of her life, Julia, had worn—she sits down at her typewriter, ready to reminisce about a well-liv
In 1986, an elderly, newly-widowed Fannie Wilson is thinking, as she often is, of how lucky she had been, despite enduring overwhelming challenges. Fingering the necklace she always wore—the twin of the one her great friend and platonic love of her life, Julia, had worn—she sits down at her typewriter, ready to reminisce about a well-lived life.
For three months, she relives the memories of her friendship, memories that transcended over four decades: the glamorous twenties, the Great Depression of the thirties, the war decade of the forties, and the postwar decade of the fifties.
From opposite sides of the country the two friends fought for justice for working women, abandoned and abducted children, and against discrimination. From losing everything in the Great Crash, they gained everything.
Smoldering Embers of Paradise
Smoldering Embers of Paradise
Smoldering Embers of Paradise
“Smoldering Ashes Of Paradise” is the sequel to “Phoenix Rising From the Ashes.” It takes the reader on the continued journey of transformation. It is a poignant story of how the author and other victims cope with catastrophe. All of us, at one time or another face daunting challenges in our lives, and it is how we meet them that determ
“Smoldering Ashes Of Paradise” is the sequel to “Phoenix Rising From the Ashes.” It takes the reader on the continued journey of transformation. It is a poignant story of how the author and other victims cope with catastrophe. All of us, at one time or another face daunting challenges in our lives, and it is how we meet them that determines our ability to be transformed by them. The Paradise Fire is remembered as a catastrophe that destroyed an entire town, but as survivors, we must not remember the fire as destroying us.
Redemption for Gertrude
Smoldering Embers of Paradise
Smoldering Embers of Paradise
A daughter finds clues to her mother's horrendous past in the attic. After confronting her, the mother retreats to her room and relives her life through flashbacks. The author takes the reader back to the aftermath of WWI when Anti-Semistism was rampant. Gertrude came of age during this time and her hatred of Jews was cemented by the beli
A daughter finds clues to her mother's horrendous past in the attic. After confronting her, the mother retreats to her room and relives her life through flashbacks. The author takes the reader back to the aftermath of WWI when Anti-Semistism was rampant. Gertrude came of age during this time and her hatred of Jews was cemented by the beliefs of her family, the community, and especially her mentor, Herr Friesen who groomed her to join the supporters of The Thule Society which was formed to get rid of all the unworthy people from the country to make it great once again. Gertrude becomes an integral part of Hitler's inner circle but soon realizes she cannot condone what was transpiring. She unknowingly marries a Jew and falls in love with his uncle who fathers her child. Now she is a target for the Nazis and with the help of her husband's uncle, escapes, taking on a new identity. After living in a small village she relocates to America where she raises her daughter. But the memories of the evil deeds she had done never leave her. After describing her life to her daughter, the question remains, will there be redemption for her?
Untie the Not in Cannot: Releasing the Beliefs of Victimhood
Untie the Not in Cannot: Releasing the Beliefs of Victimhood
Untie the Not in Cannot: Releasing the Beliefs of Victimhood
You can reject negative programming that keeps you a victim of your past. It is your birthright to live with confidence and freedom when you learn to let go of the thoughts that bind you.Through extensive interviews and a case study, the author examines our socialization and indoctrination into society and how we are domesticated to beli
You can reject negative programming that keeps you a victim of your past. It is your birthright to live with confidence and freedom when you learn to let go of the thoughts that bind you.Through extensive interviews and a case study, the author examines our socialization and indoctrination into society and how we are domesticated to believe we cannot be all that we are meant to be. Some of the key agents of socialization include family and especially the education system wherein teachers play a crucial role in influencing our youth. We need to chip away at these negative layers to discover the potential that is in each and every one of us. Now, more than ever, with most of us in isolation, we need to discover the Golden Buddha inside of us.
MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The Full Story
Her biggest passion is helping women achieve their passion for life, to break free of all the doubts they cling to that stop them from recognizing their own worth. She didn’t return to school until she was forty, and with the help of the counselors and professors, she was able to graduate valedictorian in her master’s Program. She went on to get her teaching degree and a certificate in special education training. She had adopted two teenage boys with fetal alcohol syndrome, so she was able to understand what the students in her classes needed.
After the Camp Fire in 2018, which took everything from her, she worked in Medford, Oregon with students with special needs, until the pandemic.
She now resides near Palm Springs, where she continues to write and counsel women.
Her years of teaching Sociology made her aware of the injustices in our world. Out of that awareness came “Best Friends – A Compass and the True North” an historical novel examining our country during four turbulent decades, through the letters of two best friends. Her second historical novel "Redemption for Getrude" is now published.
Her latest book "I've Got Class - from college to the classroom and beyond - is a collection of her memoirs. It includes helpful hints and points to ponder for ther readers. It will be published within a couple of months.
Currently she is working on a philosophical book about the Stoics.
She writes articles for local magazines and was featured on the cover of one in May. Her article in that magazine was entitled “I had to lose everything to gain everything.” She belongs to the local Writer’s Club, and is co-president of Readers Ink, a local book club. Because of her passion for helping young girls, AAUW became the perfect outlet for her to encourage female students to succeed.
She recently became co-president of The Golden Seniors Social Club, where she arranges events and speakers to motivate those who feel isolated. She continues to do podcasts about thriving during retiirement, and does several speaking engagements.
She is a very spiritual person who can be found going on nature walks, and meditating by the waterfalls.
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T.K. Banner Author
Mesquite, NV, USA
