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My books are finding their way to readers who have entered an “unknown” of some kind. They’ve lost jobs, relationships, health, or just attachment to things as they are, and they are reflecting on the overall story of their lives. My non-fiction books draw deeply on the mythological pattern of the hero’s journey and the wisdom of myth and fairy tales from around the world, and are inspired by mentors like Joseph Campbell, Victor Frankl, Rollo May, P.L. Travers, and Marie-Louise von Franz, and by hundreds of unknown ancestors who told and retold the myths.
The May Queen
When Molly Underwood was a little girl, her glamorous Auntie May brought her the fairy tale of Thumbelina and said, “Listen up, Molly, because this is the story of your life.”
Nestled in a sweet little story about a fairy child who was stolen by a toad and swept downriver, are clues to Molly’s origins. But she doesn't find out the real story until she is in her thirties, when a family crisis turns her world inside out. Her life, she discovers, is the fairy tale, and the fairy tale is her life.
Brave Work
A guide to the hero’s journey at work, for people who are making major transitions, and seeking to live and work in a more purposeful way.
How to Ride a Dragon
A mythological approach to the cancer experience, providing spiritual sustenance to people with cancer and others who are meeting dragons in their lives.
The Tower Princess
A memoir that plunges the reader into the magical realm of the fairy tale and deeply explores the crisis of the “princess” in today’s world.
The Broad Mind
A picture book for youth and adults that will delight anyone who is recovering from having their wings clipped. If you like The Broad Mind, you can find more stories on this site that are similar to it in the Mythic Writing - Stories to the Rescue section.
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