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
Loving Facets
existing in a worldthat weathers wanderers like stonesstirred upon a stream’s bed every bouncea blow that promises changeevery jouncea mark of character enoughand a surface is worked smoothor cracks deep fissuresfilling with sediments solidifycreating veins of new coloursthat decorate and corrupt interesting weaknessescompress with time and pressurenew layers buildonly to be chipped away leaving edges…
River
lonely track of mudthat used to flow withwaters crystal clearwalk the bank, or stepdown into a bedcracked with care it’s a sad thing to rememberwhat was once ever presentthirst for whatflowed with fervourafter every rainfall memory doesn’t wetsandpaper tonguethat leaves abrasions behindin its searchfor life giving moisture plunge a walking stick downit teases with the…
A New Pen Name!
I’ve been planning on starting a pen name for a while, and with my first fantasy book drafted and in its first run of revisions, it’s time. Introducing:M. G. Kroef! I am beyond excited to start sharing stories under this pen name. Speculative fiction of all kinds has long been a love of mine. In…
Mary Grace Writing 