Meet the Storyteller

PopPop is 56 years old. He has a salt-and-pepper beard, glasses, and a torn plaid flannel jacket everyone calls his "old man jacket." He almost always has a coffee mug in his hand.

Writing as PopPop under my self-publishing Poplore Press. I am launching with warm, story-first books that help families talk about big faith without making it weird.

The flagship series, PopPop’s Faith Adventures, is built around the kind of moments that actually happen—backyard discoveries, honest questions, and the slow work of learning to trust God. These are picture books for young kids, but they’re written with adults in the room too: simple enough to follow, sturdy enough to revisit, and gentle enough to invite conversation.

The goal is not to “preach at” children. It’s to give families a shared story that makes space for wonder, questions, and Scripture-shaped hope.