Thomas Ronald Vaughan is an ordained minister, writer, and poet from the American South. His works include studies in theology and several books of verse, many available in Wipf and Stock imprints. He lives with his wife, Jayne, in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina.
"""Thomas Ronald Vaughan cares about people--the best thing I can say about someone. He has demonstrated that in a life of service via the mental health industry and through the Christian ministry. Vaughan does the same in these lyrical poems that through historical tragedies reveal a fallen humanity that nevertheless rises in the hope that his voice and spiritual bearing provide. On Courting Mary after Easter is a poetic journey more than worthy of our attention."" --Tim Peeler, author of West of Mercy ""From a lover's lost arms to blood diamonds and the enslavement of the innocent, in On Courting Mary after Easter, Vaughan again describes through metaphors and verse what it means to be human."" --Donna Marie Todd, author of Navigating Loss"