Hi, I’m a little weird writer

Theologically trained and poetry-minded. You’ll find stories that captivate, bend the heart, and land inside of love and outside of consciousness.


Latest Books

Timshel: Idomatic Bible Translation

The first-ever translation of its kind: written by a woman and asks the questions of the psychology of the characters. Twenty stories translated from the original languages with gender-inclusive language and theology that pushes beyond and out of evangelicalism. Raised over 50K in one month on Kickstarter.

Timshel translation is for those who feel spiritually homeless or on the fringes of the Christian map. It is for you and for me and for all of us who are in process and need a new way to experience Jesus.  It is for all of us who have ever picked up the Bible and wanted ore context and information because it can be hard to understand.  Timshel is for those of us who believe that Scripture is alive and beautiful and want to find new meaning inside of it.  It is a new way to read the Bible that sets the stage for creative interpretation, questions, wrestling and dialogue.

The Bible is about what it means to be human and how God interacts with us along the journey.  

Exclusively sold right here.

The Spark of My Womb

When Amy retreats to Big Bear to escape her life, she brings nothing but grief, a backpack, and well-laid plans. She’s fully prepared (or so she thinks) for a guided psilocybin retreat with Dr. Lauren, a reclusive healer who promises transformation through the medicine of the earth. On her way there, she has a chance encounter with Jane, a woman whose unraveling begins with the tiniest spark of life.

Meanwhile, London is visiting a mental health clinic, desperate to quiet the chaos inside. There she meets Peggy, a compassionate yet enigmatic guide with her own hidden cracks beneath the surface.

As these women's paths cross, blur, and converge, a single candle burns quietly in the background—until the flame grows into something bigger. Wilder. Uncontainable.

Set against a backdrop of forests, daisies, and the invisible threads that bind us, The Spark of My Womb is a mystical thriller and mind-bending tale of sisterhood, healing, and self-reclamation. With a twist you won’t see coming, this story dares to ask: what if the only way out... is in?

Average rating of 4.8 stars, you can buy on Amazon, or your favorite online retailer, such as Bookshop.org.

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My new book is in the works. More to come.


On Substack

I write regularly over on Substack. I’d love to meet you over there. I send a monthly poetry subscription in the actual mail called like butter: poetry for melting rumination. Want a little Mary Oliver, Emily Dickinson, Andrea Gibson et al., to come to your house? It’s healing. You can sign up or stay a free subscriber. 

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