Author of Christian fiction and poetry.
Mary Grace van der Kroef is a Canadian poet and author of contemporary Christian fiction whose work is deeply influenced by her faith in Jesus Christ. Her passion for storytelling explores the beauty of everyday life and the depth of the human spirit.
Stories of faith, struggle, and hope for those who want to see God at work in real life.
Are you looking for Mary’s Speculative Fiction pen name? You can find it here!
The Blog
Gently Bent
Just offA little skewedA sign that it’s been usedIt’s true UnreturnableBetraying ageIt pried a lid, opened a cageTemper assuaged WarpedA weathered faceLayers showingHem fraying Most would askWhy keep it close?Gone Are its better days But I wont partWith tools misusedThen bent backTo rightful place Ungraceful curveOr characterProof it holds silent storiesOf survival I would swear it…
Sale/Calculated Hesitation
There is a kind of pause that looks like weakness and is actually something else entirely. Calculated Hesitation is a poetry collection for people who overthink, feel deeply, and find the modern pace of life quietly exhausting. These poems sit with anxiety, loneliness, creative struggle, and the specific weight of being a person who notices…
To Catch A Sunbeam
“I love this little story I wrote in 2022 for a literary competition. It didn’t place, but I’m still proud of it. Enjoy” – Mary Grace van der Kroef Sunbeams are curious things. There is nothing they love more than slipping through cracks and exposing secrets. Trickle was no exception. She lived in the lace…