Kira Marie McCullough
Author
You thank God. And then, you write about it.
“In May of 2024, freak storms ravaged our Texas town, making me realize how ‘not ready’ I was for a tragedy of such proportions,” says author Kira Marie McCullough. “Yes, I prayed fervently through the wind and rain (sitting in my bathtub), but my fear was so overpowering that I could barely breath. And after it was over, I spent days in agitated worry as more storms rumbled through our area.”
McCullough admits that the storms led to some soul-searching, lots of prayer, and the writing of the story, “Tornado! Finding Peace before Future Catastrophes Strike,” which is one of 30 inspirational devotions in the new book, Treasures of Grace: The Gift of Peace, with co-author Keb Burns, published by Wordcrafts Press in October 2024.
“The goal for this book is to help you find peace with God, and make peace in your soul, during troubled times,” says McCullough. Treasures of Grace: The Gift of Peace contains 30 essays based on the authors’ real-life experiences—from hurricanes to tornadoes, car troubles to family crises, and more—all told with authenticity, a large helping of scripture, and a dash of humor. This book makes a delightful gift, and can be read as a bible study, alone or in a group.
Kira Marie McCullough is also an award-winning author of short stories, debuting her first book, King of the Lake and Other Stories, with WordCrafts Press in 2022. Her classic fiction runs the gamut of genres, with 9 entertaining tales, from the woeful love story of a family’s healing after being broken by divorce in “King of the Lake” to a couple’s ironic TV obsession that sweeps them into a storm of biblical proportions, in “Too Much TV, You’ll Go Blind.”
Her short stories have earned awards and applause. In 2023 she was the premiere guest on “The Sound of Texas” radio program with Tumbleweed Smith, who interviewed her about her first book on radio stations across the south. “Buffet to Die For,” became a finalist in the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Contest in 2020. “Her Best Kiss” was performed before a live audience in New York City as part of Liar’s League NYC’s “Short & Sweet Flash Fiction” event in 2019. In 2014 she received the “Creative Writing Award for Fiction” from Texas A&M University-Central Texas.
She is currently working on a book of historical fiction set in a farming community in Kansas, which takes the reader through the hardships, love stories, and faith of its people.
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King of the Lake
Short Story Anthology
The King of the Lake and Other Stories will tug you to read them over and over, not just because of Kira Marie McCullough’s wonderfully descriptive and talented writing style, but because these timeless stories are about the stuff of life and relationships; heartfelt tales where fathers and daughters can become kings and princesses. Jim Sano, Award-Winning Author of the Father Tom Series
Through elegant use language, beautiful description, fully fleshed characters, and story lines that encompass heartache, loss, restoration, forgiveness, and at times quirky humor, Kira Marie McCullough’s anthology, King of the Lake and Other Stories weaves a rich tapestry of story, harkening back to the literary classics of Hemingway and Fitzgerald, the speculative fiction of Rod Serling, and the poignant Southern storytelling of Charles Martin.