"An honest, piercing, blunt, lyrical, remarkable writer about the endless chambers of joy and pain in the heart." Brian Doyle, author of Mink River
Winner of the 2022 Independent Publisher Awards Bronze Medal for Regional Fiction; Finalist for the 2022 National Indie Excellence Awards.
(2021) Paperback publication of Wren , a novel.
“Insightful novel tackles questions of parenthood, marriage, and friendship with finesse and empathy ... with striking descriptions of Oregon topography.” —Kirkus Reviews
(2018)
Audiobook publication of Wren.
(2016) Season of Wonder: Losing and Finding (CreateSpace). Author.
"Finding wonder in a time of loss of relationship. A book to savor even as it is difficult to put down on first read." Reverend Ann Fontaine
(2011) Jesus Loves Women: A Memoir of Body and Spirit (DreamSeeker Books). Author.
"The body is getting its due as the normal gifted vehicle for Spirit!" Richard Rohr, author of Falling Upward
"Impressive in its scope of thought and coverage of so many aspects of one woman's life. Brown's memoir is a book one keeps close on the shelf." Nancy Slavin for Hipfish Magazine
(2009) Twila and the Treasure (Frederick Press). Author and Publisher.
(2007) Frederick and the Flute Maker: A Haystack Rock Story(Frederick Press). Author and Publisher.
(2005) Getting in the Way: Stories from Christian Peacemaker Teams (Herald Press). Editor and Contributor.
"These accounts ring true with an undeniable sincerity and an earnest devotion to being practitioners of peace. CPT challenges all who profess pacifism to 'get in the way' of war-making on a daily basis, forming communities dedicated to the further invention of nonviolence. When we calculate the commitments and the results made apparent in CPT's short history, the greater amazement is that populations continue pouring resources into warfare to resolve disputes."
Kathy Kelly, co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness
(2004) Spirit in the Writings of John: Johannine Pneumatology in Social-Scientific Perspective (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series, 253; T & T Clark International/Bloomsbury). Author.
"Brown's study is the first major attempt to apply patron-client categories to Johannine pneumatology ... this remarkable, ground-breaking study is a must for scholars of John's pneumatology." The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 67, 2005
(2004) Free People: A Christian Response to Global Economics (Wipf & Stock Publishers). Author.
"To address today's realities in light of the gospel, we can scarcely do better than to read this book." Walter Wink, author of Engaging the Powers
Articles and Poems:
(2024) Short Fiction “Cold Wave”. Brilliant Flash Fiction, January 2024.
(2023) Poem “Pilgrimage”. Friends Journal, May 2023.
(2023) Poem “May/December”. Dorothy Parker’s Ashes, March 2023.
(2023) “Love when no one is looking”. Chautauqua Journal, Issue 20:1
(2022) Poem “Undocumented”. Borders & Belonging: A Cephalopress Anthology (Cephalopress), December 2022.
(2022) “Trance”. Rituals: An Anthology (Bell Press Books), Fall 2022.
(2022) “Fragile”. Rain Magazine, 2022.
(2022) Poem “Map of Mortality”. VoiceCatcher, Spring 2022.
(2022) Poem “To Morning”. VoiceCatcher, Spring 2022.
(2021) Poem “When Summer Came”. Mason Street Literary Journal, November 2021.
(2021) “Papa Loves Mambo”. Sheepshead Review, Fall 2021.
(2021) “Undone”. Still Point Arts Quarterly, Fall 2021.
(2021) “The Rebirth of Wonder”. Oregon Humanities, Summer 2021.
(2021) Poem “we are”. Winnow Magazine, Summer 2021.
(2021) Poem “Undocumented”. Hole in the Head Review, May 2021.
(2021) “Do Not Forget to Wait”. Friends Journal, March 2021.
(2021) Poem “Summer at Twelve”. The Literary Nest, Winter 2021.
(2020) “No Space Between Us”. Rathalla Review, Fall 2020.
(2020) “All Done with This”. Oregon Humanities (Best of the Decade issue). January 2020.
(2020) “Our Species Loneliness”. Christian Century Magazine. January 29, 2019.
(2020) Poem “Crossing Rio Grande”. Christian Century Magazine. January 15, 2020.
(2019) Poem “Pilgrimage”. Vita Brevis Press. July 31, 2019.
(2019) Poem “Resilience”. Vita Brevis Press. July 24, 2019.
(2019) “Letting Story Shape Us”. Christian Century Blog, October 2019.
(2019) “Seeing God’s Spirit Everywhere in the World”. Christian Century Blog, June 2019.
(2019) “Seeing Beauty Amid Brokenness”. Christian Century Blog, April 2019.
(2019) “More Similar than Different”. Oregon Humanities. February 2019.
(2019) “Sin is not knowing who we are”. Christian Century Blog, February 2019.
(2018) “Known by its Fruit”. Upper Left Edge Magazine, Summer 2018.
(2018) Poem “Following Senior Swim”. Upper Left Edge Magazine, Summer 2018.
(2016) Poem “Again”. Upper Left Edge Magazine, Fall 2016.
(2015) “Myths and Misunderstandings”. Upper Left Edge Magazine, Spring 2015.
(2014) “Written Off”. Geez Magazine, Fall 2014.
(2014) “All Done with This”. Oregon Humanities, Summer 2014.
(2014) “Portrait of a Neighborhood”. Rain Magazine, 2014.
(2013) “The Eighth Sacrament.” Portland Magazine, Spring 2013.
(2012) “Freedom in Tradition”. Episcopal Café, September 2012.
(2012) “In Praise of a Quiet Life”. Upper Left Edge Magazine, Fall 2012.
(2012) “Las Posadas”. Oregon Humanities, Summer 2012.
(2012) “Undocumented at the Beach”. Geez Magazine, Spring 2012.
(2011) “Pristine Voices”. Geez Magazine, Fall 2011.
(2010) “Working on the Good Life”. Oregon Humanities, Summer 2010.
(2010) Bi-monthly column in Hipfish Magazine.
(2009) “Nostalgia”. Oregon Humanities, Spring 2009.
(2009) Poem ‘Dreams and Portents’. Rain Magazine, 2009.
(2009) Poem ‘The Other Part of the Miracle’. Northwest Coast Magazine, Spring 2009.
(2008) Poem ‘Naming Things’, ‘Almost Healed’, and ‘Sackcloth and Ashes’. Rain Magazine, 2008.
(2008) “Unsermon”. Geez Magazine, Summer 2008.
(2008 to 2010) Bi-weekly column in North Coast Citizen/Cannon Beach Citizennewspaper.
(2007) Poem ‘Blackberries’, and ‘She Took the Name Nancy’. Rain Magazine, 2007.
(2006) Poem ‘I Wake Happy Here’, ‘The Bookmobile’, and ‘Steam’. Rain Magazine, 2006.
(2006) Poem ‘Eye-opening’. Geez Magazine, Spring 2006.
(2005) Poem ‘Birches’. Geez Magazine, Fall 2005.
(2003) “The Kingdom of God after 9-11”. Quaker Religious Thought, 2003.
(2003) Poem ‘Fortunetellers’. The Portland Review, 50:3.
(2002) Poem ‘Daughter’. Plainsongs, 23:2.
(2002) Poem ‘Infidelity’. Plainsongs, 23:1.