Calling all Catholics

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...
PSA: Whitworth Writer’s Workshop

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

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

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...
Departed mother

Departed mother

My mother passed away a week ago. I normally avoid the phrase ‘passed away’ because I don’t see anything wrong with saying ‘she died,’ but I know that some people are more sensitive than I am. Since that morning last Monday, I have had...