Sun Valley Court

Born and raised in a Dutch enclave of Grand Rapids, Janie now lives with her husband in a suburb outside the same city. It’s the 1990s. They have been married for nineteen years when her husband announces he is moving out. Their suburban church is a chip off the old block-the Reformed tradition with which Janie is espe­cially well acquainted. Although some opposition has taken place, patriarchy remains the underlying given. Expectations of submission remain, along with punitive views of mental health and its stigma. Subject to scrutiny and gossip, Janie contends with these difficulties in the context of the church, the one-way community too tightly knit for its own good, and the family court system of West Michigan.

ISBN: 979-8-3852-4932-9
Publish Date: 7/08/2025

London Street

Within a Dutch enclave already removed from the larger world, Janie’s family is further isolated and odd. Janie struggles within the tight-knit community to understand the secrets and events involving her family. She knows the line her father draws between the holy and the sinful. His boundaries and rigid belief system nearly destroy the very family they were meant to protect. Persistent rumors and shunning by church members add to Janie’s heartache and confusion. Her endurance to preserve a loving relationship with her family is an intimate story of triumph over community bigotry and religious zeal gone too far.

ISBN: 978-1-7252-6755-8
Publish Date: 5/25/2020

 

I Dare Me

A collection of poems selected to observe past and present everyday life with honesty. Written plainly and always accessible. Sometimes searching or shy. Sometimes urgent or daring. No regrets.

 

ISBN: 978-1-957169-61-3
Publish Date: 12/05/2023
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