A collection of essays by young women of various religious and philosophical traditions explores the options for women seeking their own spiritual path.

“Bare My Soul” is a deeply personal book by Robin M. Bellamy that offers beautiful expressions in the form of poetry and reflections that people from various backgrounds and experiences can relate to. It covers a vast amount of topics, including love, spirituality, self-esteem, abuse, self-empowerment, and much more. Other books by Bellamy include, “A Collection of Poetry: Matters of the Heart, Revealed,” and “Grandma’s Brooch.”

Illustrations throughout the book. A book that can be enjoyed by both adults and children. The poems inspire you, and the short stories are funny, breathtaking, heart felt stories. The children will love these short stories to be read to them. Written by a published author of many childrens books and adult reading books.

If you could trade your biggest burden for someone else’s, would you do it? Five teenagers sit around a bonfire in the middle of the New Mexico desert. They don’t know it yet, but they are about to make the biggest sacrifice of their lives. Lo has a family history of MS, and is starting to come down with all the symptoms. Thomas, a former child soldier from Liberia, is plagued by traumatic memories of his war-torn past. Kaya would do anything to feel physical pain, but a rare condition called CIP keeps her numb. Ellen can’t remember who she was before she started doing drugs. Kit lost his girlfriend in a car accident and now he just can’t shake his newfound fear of death. When they trade totems as a symbol of shedding and adopting one another’s sorrows, they think it’s only an exercise. But in the morning, they wake to find their burdens gone…and replaced with someone else’s. As the reality of the ritual unfolds, this unlikely group of five embarks on a week of beautiful, terrifying experiences that all culminate in one perfect truth: In the end, your soul is stronger than your burdens. "Utterly original, haunting, and honest, Strayhorn's literally infectious story of fear and hope will change the way you view your flaws forever." --Una LaMarche, critically acclaimed author of Like No Other and Five Summers

Honesty, authenticity and vulnerability. You want to be a person who reflects these qualities. But sometimes it's just hard to reveal your deepest hardships and struggles. How are Christians supposed to have hope and experience wholeness amidst personal challenges and failures? The women and men of Soul Bare not only intimately understand the risks of exposure, but they are also willing to share their most poignant and painful moments with you. Soul Bare features contributions from the best of today's influential young writers, including Emily P. Freeman Trillia Newbell Holley Gerth Seth Haines Jennifer Dukes Lee and many more Soak in these powerful reflections, and you will find your own soul soothed. If you need to experience beauty in the brokenness of real life laid bare, this book is for you.

Growing up in rural Chichibu, Mari Okada wanted nothing more than to leave her truant lifestyle behind to live in "the world outside." This screenwriter faces her own anxiety as she embraces her past through the words she screams on the page.