The Stuntman's Daughter

Writer. Creative Producer.

 

 

The Stuntman’s Daughter is a collection of personal essays about how being raised by a dashing force-of-nature Hollywood stuntman and a zealous, sweet-as-pumpkin-pie Pentecostal preacher shaped and misshaped me—in life and in love. There’s romance, addiction, obsession, spirituality, family mythology, a bit of show business, and a lot of bad decisions.

 

My stepmother had a hit single. My mom had the armor of God.

How a Hot 'N' Juicy burger got me to the French Riviera

The light only flickers when I’m standing next to it.

I set out on an overseas mission trip and ended up on an accidental vacation with a man who was not my husband.

It's the rapture. Just kidding, it's only an earthquake.

A graveyard, a baby, and a divorce