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Kelly Joe Phelps has died

Kelly Joe Phelps has died

by jeffrey | Jul 6, 2022 | Non-fiction

I learned that my favorite folk guitarist died last month in his home in Iowa. I first heard Kelly Joe Phelps play on A Prairie Home Companion back in the 90’s. It was so stunning that I scrambled to find out who that was and what was the name of his album. I...

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Calling all Catholics

Writing a modernized account of the biblical gospel comes with a new challenge I've never encountered in fiction writing. I continue to add material to my forthcoming book Blue Gospel, and I've recently added an account of the central figure's birth by a young girl...

PSA: Whitworth Writer’s Workshop

You may have heard that my Alma Mater, the MFA program at Seattle Pacific University, will come to an end this August. I and my fellow students cannot express our heartbreak at learning that forces within the conservative board and administration had decided to fire...

Book Cover Reveal

My latest novel is called BLUE GOSPEL. It could be available as early as this summer. But this week I got cover art finalized, so I am happy to show off the new book. BLUE GOSPEL is a 20th century update of the biblical gospel story from the perspective of the minor...

Upcoming book announcement – BLUE GOSPEL

Hello friends! My posts to this blog are so infrequent, you could be forgiven for forgetting that you signed up! But now is NOT the time to give up and unsubscribe. I am very excited to announce a book project that has been in the works for over a year. The idea for...

The Day Jesus Returned to Earth

On the day Jesus returned to earth, I was at my desk laboring to finish a novel that I hoped would get me hooked up with a new agent, who could help me find me a publisher, and jumpstart my writing career which was all but dead after the lackluster showing of my debut...