ANNIE THOMPSON

Hello! I am excited to share my stories with you. But first,  let me share some things about me. After nearly thirty-seven years as a criminal justice and law enforcement professional,  I happily retired to pursue a second career as a college professor, which has been very rewarding. I was able to return to my alma mater, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, FL. I also teach graduate courses at my other alma mater, Tiffin University, in Tiffin, OH. I have a passion for teaching crime analysis, criminal intelligence, criminal behavior theory, criminal law and other related criminal justice courses. My students call me Dr. T. and I love it as well as creating and developing new college courses. As a privilege, I am also involved with training and curriculum review for the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA).

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As you can tell, my interests are varied. Mentoring youth is near and dear to my heart. I am a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. I love all sports. I am a die-hard Dallas Cowboys football fan. I enjoy the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics basketball. I even root for the Florida Panthers hockey team. Although I have never played golf, I enjoy watching the sport for hours and eagerly await for Tiger Woods to return to the circuit. Music and dancing are in my bones and my favorite artist is the late great, your royal badness, Prince. I enjoy singing and writing my own lyrics to express myself. Of course, I got my singing background from my church choirs. Rearranging songs is fun!

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Even with all these interests and responsibilities, I have a passion for writing books - fiction and non-fiction. I literally write something every day and my overly creative mind allows me to  develop chapter after chapter with "new" ideas for stories "to put pen to paper."  I just completed my first trilogy, Forever My Love:  Book 1, Awakened Passion; Book 2, Secrets of the Hearts; and Book 3, Everlasting Love. I've already started on another series.

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I am driven by my love for family and friends, which inspires me to strive for all I can be. I have two adult sons, Dominic and DiCarlo. I have two life's mantras that I instilled in them at an early age: 1) Don’t look for a role model, become one; and 2) Never put a limit on what your brain can learn. With that in mind, I have taken pen to paper to take my own advice to become a published author.
 

To summarize my life in a nutshell, it is from retired law enforcement professional to college professor to published author!!! I am blessed beyond measure and living my best life.