Forthcoming
The House with the Broken Walls
A novel — forthcoming
The sequel to Turtle Heaven. Drafted during the November 2024 writing challenge, the manuscript continues Josh's story past the seven days at his father's bedside and into the longer work of putting a life back together — a house with walls that no longer hold.
About the book
Where Turtle Heaven asked who we become at the end of someone else's life, The House with the Broken Walls asks what we do with the rooms that are left. Returning home, Josh finds the structures of family, faith, and self that once felt solid have been quietly weathering for years. This is a book about the slow architecture of repair.
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Joshua Culley
Joshua Culley is a writer and the founder of NEWPROTEST Publishing. He describes himself as "just a guy testifying about what I have seen" — a witness, not a teacher. His work sits at the edges of religion and personal experience: stories about family, grief, identity, and the quiet work of reconciliation. He lives in Olympia, Washington, where he writes…