"Jump off the cliff and learn how to build wings on the way down."
―Ray Bradbury
Charlene L. Edge grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in a Roman Catholic family. In college, evangelical students recruited her into a Bible-based cult, The Way International™. She gave it the next seventeen years of her life, escaping in 1987. Afterwards, she earned a B.A. in English Literature from Rollins College, graduating summa cum laude in 1994, and worked for more than a decade in the software industry. Charlene lives in Florida with her husband, Dr. Hoyt L. Edge, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Rollins College.
Charlene is a member of The Authors Guild. Profile - Charlene L. Edge - The Authors Guild
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- Sorry for any inconvenience, but I no longer take messages through my website. The Contact page on my website was removed in 2025.
- The "Subscribe to my Blog" feature is also removed. I no longer take new subscribers to my blog.
- In September 2026, my website and this blog will be closed down. I've made them available since 2015, and now it's time to say goodbye.
- BUT I keep writing over at Bloggger.com. I have two blogs there. One about The Way International,™ the other about the writing life.
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From the Porch to the Page: A Guidebook for the Writing Life
“Charlene L. Edge writes from the intersection of love, life, and loss, and she does so in the front window, where readers and writers can see how she works her craft. I highly recommend this guidebook for writers.”—Susan Campbell, M.S., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Distinguished Lecturer of Journalism at University of New Haven. Author of Dating Jesus: A Story of Fundamentalism, Feminism, and the American Girl, and other books.
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Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International
“A magnificently written life story that sheds light on the enticing ways of cult recruitment and indoctrination ... An important and must-read book—more gripping than a mystery, Undertow will sweep you away.”—Janja Lalich, PhD. Author of Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships