Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
Joel lives with his lovely wife and two boys in Southwest Colorado. His first four published novels are: Harmony's Passing, Caraliza, Breathing into Stone, and
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His most recent work
When America Slew Her King
is a troubling look at America's own History, from use of the most incredible lie that can be told about it.
“Never name a ship after your wife in one of your novels, then sink it in the next chapter...”
Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
“The author should strive to be silent in his novel.”
Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
“Writing... is like putting a message in a bottle, and casting it into the evening tide... It is a container of yourself, bled through your fingertips, and it travels the world in your place.”
Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
“My life feels like someone else's, and I wish he were more interesting.”
Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick