Everbloom

Everbloom: Stories of Deeply Rooted and Transformed Lives by Women of Redbud Writers Guild (Paraclete Press, 2017).

Summary

Everbloom is a collection of essays, stories, and poetry by the women of Redbud Writers Guild. These are stories of pain and beauty, loss and growth, that encourage readers to embrace their own stories with honesty, faith, and imagination. It’s a privilege for April’s essay to be included on Finding My Activist Voice.

Stories form the core of Everbloom—41 stories of being deeply rooted in faith and living transformed lives. Some take shape as poetry, others as prose, but each one is personal and invites response. To assist readers in finding their own voices, each entry also includes a prayer and a writing prompt.

Praise

Once I began reading these stories I couldn’t stop. Each writer is a strong woman who has learned much from life and God. Gritty, funny, painful, affirming. No punches are pulled, but grace abounds.

Luci Shaw, poet

We read to see elements of our own hearts, experiences and stories reflected back to us in the words of others. This collection is just that: stories that help us feel seen, known, and understood.

Shauna Niequist, author of Present Over Perfect