Category Archives: Christian Fiction

Forty Years in Alaska: What the Last Frontier Taught Me About Darkness

Posted on 06/24/2026 by mapoll

People ask me why I write about darkness. They expect a complicated answer. The truth is simpler than they want it to be. I spent more than forty years in Alaska, and Alaska teaches you that the dark and the … Continue reading →

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What Makes Evil Feel Real

Posted on 06/10/2026 by mapoll

I didn’t set out to write a villain people would lose sleep over. I set out to write the truth. And the truth is this: evil is not a costume, and it is not a special effect. Real evil — … Continue reading →

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Why I Set a Thriller in the Texas Bayou

Posted on 06/03/2026 by mapoll

The first time I drifted through Caddo Lake on a boat, I understood why people go missing there. Not the kind of missing you read about in police reports — though that happens too. I mean the other kind. The … Continue reading →

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Stories Are the Oldest Form of Prayer

Posted on 05/20/2026 by mapoll

Maybe it’s happened to you. Two in the morning. The house is quiet. You meant to stop reading an hour ago. But something in the story has you. It doesn’t have you by the throat, exactly, but by something deeper. … Continue reading →

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Why Readers of Faith Love Supernatural Fiction

Posted on 05/13/2026 by mapoll

Darkness is real. If you’ve watched the news lately, you don’t need me to convince you of that. But here’s what I know with everything in me: darkness is never the final word. That truth is at the heart of … Continue reading →

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