S. R. Crickard

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In Christian eschatology, there are four last things: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell. In my reading, writing, and daily life, I endeavor to prepare for the First Last Thing. Join my mailing list for book reviews, author interviews, and the practice of memento mori.

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S. R. Crickard lives in Ohio with a husband, some children, a bunch of dying plants, and a collection of preserved bugs and animal bones.

After a career as a caseworker specializing in senior care, she now specializes in collecting homeschool curricula and then making up her own worksheets anyway.

When she isn't running, reading, or searching for Lepidoptera in the woods, she is writing down characters who search for the good, true, and beautiful in unexpected places.

Her fiction was featured in the 2022 anthology, For the Good of the Realm, and her debut novel, Misshelved Magic, was released in November of 2024 and is the recipient of the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval as well as placing second for the Catholic Media Awards in science fiction.

Find her as @srcrickard on social media.

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