The Author
A native of Southern California, Caroline Mertens moved to Colorado as a teen. She received her B.A. in English and Secondary Education from Colorado Christian University in Denver. Her grandmother’s immigration tales of adventure, love, pain, and redemption provided ample amounts of hope, grace, and literary inspiration for her debut, In Those Other Lands. … Read more >>
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A Splendor Among Shadows
My upcoming short story, A Splendor Among Shadows, is available for preorder! Launching into the world on 2/22/22. Amsterdam, Netherlands, [...]
A deeper form of love
If you have suffered great losses and pain, have you noticed that seeing the world through a lens of grief [...]
Sometimes the miracle fades
Washing dishes and Fighting off lies Jangling around in my head, Of not smart enough Or clever enough Or able [...]