The Spotlight TV host, Logan Crawford, interviews the author of this captivating fiction, “Tranquility Moon: Where Violence Has No Voice,” Tom Skore. The author shares the story behind the inspiration for writing this admirable book. This is not an autobiography, represents the memories and thoughts of a senior man diagnosed with vascular dementia. This book marks Schneider’s last chance to roar at the disease, which daily robs him of talents and memories.
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Tom Skore has enjoyed a creative life as a writer, actor, stage director, and professor. He has worked in regional theaters such as the Seattle Repertory and Goodman Theater, and had featured roles in major films. He directed an original play for bestselling author Daniel Keyes (Flowers for Algernon), acted in an original play for Tony Award winning director Daniel Sullivan, and acted with Academy Award winner Nicholas Cage.
He has written a book, The Resurrection Encounter, and twelve screenplays, including one he was commissioned to write for the world class Argentine pianist, Ana Maria Trenchi de Bottazzi. As an educator he has taught at seven universities, most recently the University of Alaska Anchorage. Tom has lived in thirteen states, is an avid reader of anything scientific, a pilot and experimental aircraft builder, and a veteran. He currently writes from his home in a small, Alaska town.
“Tranquility Moon: Where Violence Has No Voice” is a stunning blend of science fiction, social reflection, and heartfelt family drama. The story begins with Rianne, a bright ten-year-old whose father, Paul, is aboard the International Space Station for a record-breaking mission. When Rianne witnesses a school shooting near her home, she turns to her telescope for comfort—and accidentally captures something impossible: a strange light moving across the Moon’s surface. Her discovery sets off a chain of events that reach from her small backyard to the highest levels of space exploration—and possibly, far beyond humanity’s understanding.
What makes Skore’s masterpiece so captivating isn’t just its thrilling premise—it’s the way it grounds cosmic mystery in deeply human emotion. Skore paints vivid contrasts between the chaos on Earth and the quiet majesty of space. Through Rianne’s innocence and Paul’s duty, we feel the tension
between a world plagued by violence and a universe that might hold something more peaceful, even divine. It’s not just a story about aliens or astronauts; it’s about a family holding onto love and sanity in a world that feels increasingly out of control.
As Paul investigates his daughter’s mysterious video from orbit, strange things begin to unfold—objects appear near the Moon, communication becomes cryptic, and soon Paul encounters an otherworldly intelligence that challenges everything he knows about life and purpose. While most sci-fi stories chase fear or conquest, this book seeks understanding. It dares to imagine what might happen if an advanced species, one untouched by violence, reached out not to dominate us—but to teach us peace. That concept alone sets this book apart in a genre often obsessed with war and apocalypse.
Tom Skore’s “Tranquility Moon” isn’t just a sci-fi adventure—it’s a mirror held up to our society. It asks hard questions about why we hurt each other, and whether our greatest evolution might be emotional, not technological. It’s for readers who love Contact, Interstellar, or Arrival, but crave something with more heart and hope. By the time you turn the last page, you won’t just be looking up at the Moon—you’ll be wondering if somewhere, in that vast silence, someone is looking back and waiting for us to finally quiet our wars and listen.
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