<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Denise-Marie Martin | Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denise-Marie Martin writes gritty Christian fiction. ]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:37:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.denisemariemartin.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Rose: Stubbornness, Shamrocks, and Blooms in the Making]]></title><description><![CDATA[They say the Irish are stubborn—hard-headed, strong-willed, maybe even a touch feisty.]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/the-irish-rose-stubbornness-shamrocks-and-blooms-in-the-making</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d880766240f8c457d96eec</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:58:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_10cc4abd20274be889df26f99d77bb59~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_832,h_448,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections on Advent and Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mystery of the Incarnation is that God chose to become one of us, in the humility of human flesh.]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/reflections-on-advent-and-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674ce05bd536db5bba84dc0e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:32:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_a18a0fd47e624e2b97a49f07c38e6a7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_807,h_810,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birthing a Novel  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denise-Marie Martin's newest novel, The Better Part of Worse: A Novel of Hope]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/birthing-a-novel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671d4f93f389da47b0a70853</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:42:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_b87d333a710d402586edbb6468340fe9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_277,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boules of Bread and New Cars ]]></title><description><![CDATA["The art of bread making can become a consuming hobby, and no matter how often and how many kinds of  bread one has made, there always...]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/boules-and-new-cars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6591f5c929f13b37ce7a13af</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:22:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_60a7ce2180c143fcafb5514c9831874c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_615,h_406,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ]]></title><description><![CDATA[“As we prepare to celebrate Christmas, we are asked to choose which gift we really want. Will we welcome the gift of God's Son as the...]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657cb53046c599eb87c9b09a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 22:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_92a8731afe014d28bc6821cba6a33f47~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth Through Fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Truth has a way of working itself into any story, whether the writer means it to or not.” - Author Erin Bartels, The Girl Who Could...]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/truth-through-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6537f9564f4f995c49507e33</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:36:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_b21c905168b342d7a407914b199b4052~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hollow In The Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[“And should I not be concerned over the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who...]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/a-hollow-in-the-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e2f2f8d64042f557ef806b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 23:53:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_915fd2499b3c441ba7825ffb916ce8c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books for Prisoners]]></title><description><![CDATA[“He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to...]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/books-for-prisoners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639a43041be5d0fedfd55c41</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 02:02:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_09d083af135f416a9f65814720cff43a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Party In Heaven]]></title><description><![CDATA[“ ... there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance." ~...]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/the-party-in-heaven</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63644d28fac97d91ec0bd546</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:29:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_b40bb6634e704e5c8a48c7894cef38de~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_949,h_715,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Write, Anyway?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Joy isn’t what happens when life is going perfectly; it’s what happens when you’re loved perfectly, even when life is a mess." ~ Chris...]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/why-write-anyway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6322803b63e66d64cbabb136</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:08:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_f3e66575780d4fb4811b0a8b2e9c5f2e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Painful Path to Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.”
~St. St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/the-painful-path-to-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">630810a285163ce855e5b0b2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:40:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_a69a976f6c0d472c8c4ba8cd8b20822a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pull of Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.” ~St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) A couple of days...]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/the-pull-of-beauty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62cf1bd44de2d978fef00c73</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e46853_8cb9a51650f940d8a14f9d17dfd7c1be~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gritty Christian Fiction and Merciful Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[The novel Tangled Violets, exemplifies “gritty” Christian fiction—a study of the mystery of the divine love for broken humanity.]]></description><link>https://www.denisemariemartin.com/post/gritty-christian-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62c7a7198ccdb1ebbebd846d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 03:40:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad420a_8018cec2085b44faa899a7beb761fb1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator> Denise-Marie Martin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>