Author – Poet
Open a Door to…
Mystery
Ancient Faith
Imagination – History – Paradox
Sites and locations depicted in The Madonna Murders around San Fransisco’s Bay Area
The Madonna Murders
“The Madonna Murders” is a mesmerizing novel about the priceless Icon of Kazan, first made famous by Tolstoy and shown at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair. It is a story about obsession, love and murder which takes the reader into the world of icons, the struggle between the holy and the demonic, and the Russian history of San Francisco and the USSR.
Searching for Nova Albion
“Searching for Nova Albion” displays a distinctive kind of spiritual sensibility found both within twentieth century English classical music and the Northern California landscape. These poems display a love for the roots and beauty of the English language, as well as an appreciation for the mystical, but also keep a critical eye to question, laugh with, or doubt Christian tradition.
Common themes that arise are unexpected encounters with nature and the numinous; questions about life, death, and eternity; writing and finding one’s voice; dealing with loss and defeat; and the recompense of joy.
Coming to Treeline: Adirondack Poems
Pamela Cranston’s “Coming To Treeline: Adirondack Poems” celebrates the High Peaks Region of the Adirondacks in upstate New York. These extraordinary poems capture the mountains, lakes, streams and people who have been part of Cranston’s life for over fifty years.
Richard Henry, editor of Blueline says, “Coming To Treeline startles with the depth and clarity of an Adirondack lake.”
Ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1990, Pamela Cranston has served several San Francisco Bay area churches and hospices for the past thirty years.
Her books include: Clergy Wellness and Mutual Ministry (2000), a novel The Madonna Murders (2003), Coming To Treeline: Adirondack Poems (2005) and Searching for Nova Albion (Wipf and Stock, 2019).
She lives in Oakland, California, with her husband, Ed.
Oak Trees & Freshets
A Sometimes Writer’s Blog
Pamela Cranston
“Mighty oaks – still bearing signs of season past – are renewed again by the water of spring freshets, dancing with newfound freedom along their journey home.” – DS Lamoureux
“Washing Hands with Florence Nightingale”
My new poem “Washing Hands with Florence Nightingale” has been published in the on-line journal Please See Me. It is a literary journal focused on healthcare, and specifically the Covid-19 crisis we are all experiencing. (Image: Museum of Native American Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico – KPS – 2021) Please…
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“Oak Trees and Freshets” BLOG
Welcome to my writer’s blog. I am a poet-priest but have been known to write fiction and non-fiction. In this blog, you’ll see news about my books, publishing events, readings and occasional musings/photos as I ramble through life. Sometimes new posts will uplift additional authors who have related content -…
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Discovering Pamela’s Poems
Pamela’s poems, essays and book reviews have appeared in numerous books and journals including: Adirondack Review, Anglican Theological Review, Tales for the Trail: Adventures in Air, Land, & Water by Birch Brook Press, The Blueline Anthology published by Syracuse Press, Mystic River Review, Penwood Review, and many other publications.
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