Charlene Edge’s most recent book is From the Porch to the Page: A Guidebook for the Writing Life—a delightful multi-genre collection with something for every reader and writer.
She is also the author of the award-winning memoir, Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International.
Charlene grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in a Roman Catholic family. In college, students recruited her into The Way International, a Bible-based cult; she gave it the next seventeen years of her life.
After escaping The Way in 1987, she earned a BA in English Literature from Rollins College, graduating summa cum laude, and worked for more than a decade as a writer in the software industry.
She is a published short-short story writer, an award-winning poet, and a member of the Florida Writers Association, The Authors Guild, and the International Cultic Studies Association. Edge also serves on the FWA Speakers Bureau.
Charlene lives in Florida with her husband, Dr. Hoyt L. Edge, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Rollins College.
On her website, she blogs about their world travels, the writing life, fundamentalism, cults, and whatever catches her imagination. She loves to walk, swim, and read as many books as she can (with a bowl of popcorn beside her).
Charlene on YouTube
Her book launch for From the Porch to the Page is on YouTube here.
Her presentation, “A Cult Insider’s Story,” is on YouTube here.
Charlene’s story in the news
Read it here.
The story behind writing Undertow
To read the story of how and why Charlene wrote Undertow, click here.
Contact Charlene
Charlene is not on social media. You can leave her a message here.