My wife Danice's blog - she mostly writes about music. It's rad.

Some of the Queer Creators I Stan

  • Adrienne Lenker (she/her)............................one of my favourite singer-songwriter-guitarists who makes me want to create

  • Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them)......................a trans author, poet, speaker & fashion icon with so much wisdom

  • Andrea Gibson (they/them)...........................a queer poet who helps me understand the world and open myself to love

  • Brandi Carlile (she/her)..................................the only country singer I can listen to - her book is also fantastic

  • Cole Arthur Riley (she/her)................…........creator of Black Liturgies (@blackliturgies) - her debut book is FIRE

  • Ivan Coyote (they/them)............................….a trans writer and storyteller whose kind truth-telling inspires me

  • Jeff Chu (he/him)................…………………........a writer and farmer whose theological reflections open me up

  • Kai Cheng Thom (she/her)............................a trans essayist & poet focusing on themes of conflict resolution and revolutionary love

  • Laura Jean Truman (she/her)………………...…a queer post-evangelical whose theological reflections astound me

  • Mary Oliver (she/her)………………………………..a poet who helps me pay attention to the world around me

  • Pádraig Ó Tuama (he/him) ............................host of “Poetry Unbound,” and also a very fine poet himself, his voice is perfection

  • Prentis Hemphill (they/them).........................an embodiment expert whose podcast I find very helpful

  • Spencer LaJoye (they/them).......................…a singer-songwriter who is also queer and recovering from evangelicalism


More creators who inspire me...

  • Annie Dillard (she/her)………………………………her books on nature & God have defined my theology and inspire my writing

  • Barbara Brown Taylor (she/her)…………….….Episcopal priest - I love her books and the way she crafts a sermon

  • The Bengsons.........................…...............….…creators of beautiful justice/healing songs that are more like incantations

  • Bethany Sollereder (she/her)...................….a brilliant friend who has taught me much at the intersection of science and faith

  • Brené Brown (she/her)……………………………..can any fellow recovering perfectionist survive without her insights on bravery?

  • Christena Cleveland (she/her)......................an author who opens my eyes to Black feminine ways of understanding God

  • D.L. Mayfield (she/her)....................................a post-evangelical author who writes about justice, neurodivergence, and saints

  • Jan Richardson (she/her)………………………….the author of breathtaking blessings and books on grief that have healed me

  • Nadia Bolz-Weber (she/her)..........................awesome Lutheran pastor whose sermons are always worth a read

  • Octavia Butler (she/her)…………………………….my absolute favourite sci/fi author (though N.K. Jemisin is up and coming)

  • Peter Enns (he/him).......................................…has helped me learn to read the Bible in new ways, great podcast!

  • Richard Beck (he/him)......................................Christian psychology prof & author whose reflections have changed my life

  • Ross Gay (he/him)………………………………………incredible poet and essayist, expert on gratitude, joy & delight

  • Robin Wall Kimmerer (she/her)......................author of my favourite book of all time, weaves together art, biology & spirituality

  • Sarah Bessey (she/her)...................................Jesus feminist, talented & gracious Canadian Christian author/speaker