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Alex Parkview

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Born

in Batavia, The United States

Website

https://alexparkview.allauthor.com

Genre

Spirituality, Nonfiction, Mental Health Trauma/recovery

Influences

Tim O'Brien, Karl Marlantes, Brenning Manning, Elaine Pagels, Phil Kla ...more

Member Since

March 2012

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Alex Parkview is a combat veteran of the U.S. Army, single dad to two grown daughters, proud polyjamorous genre-smasher, and survivor who finds truth in heavy riffs, buried scriptures, trail dust, and the small anchors that keep showing up each day.

His writing—blunt memoirs and sermon-style reflections—lays bare moral injury, PTSD recovery, chronic pain, fatherhood, and scandalously simple grace. The "From the Ruins" series (Cathedral of Scars, Doors Wide in the Ruins, Letters from the Ruins, Altars in the Ruins) builds altars from wreckage, while standalone works like Hearing the Echoes, Broken Mirrors, Steady Ground, and This Too Shall Pass? offer honest words for invisible wounds that don't heal linearly.

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Average rating: 4.36 · 97 ratings · 47 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Broken Mirrors, Steady Ground 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of the Darkness: A No BS Guide to Shadow Work for People Who Can't Answer the Damn Prompts 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from the Ruins: Mercy for Every Wounded Heart 4.04 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cathedral of Scars: Fifteen Sermons from the Ruins That Became Sanctuary 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Too Shall Pass?: Honest Words for Moral Injury 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Altars in the Ruins: Twenty-Five Sermons from the Ruins Redeemed by Grace 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How TF Do I Even...?: Relearning Life Outside the Uniform 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming Home to the Father: A 365-Day Devotional Journey into Belovedness, Rest, and Eternal Union 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doors Wide in the Ruins: 20 Sermons from the Sanctuary That Never Closes 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religion or Relationship: The Truth About Christianity 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why I Write: The Stories I Needed as a Veteran (And Still Wish Existed)

When I left the service and stepped back into civilian life, I searched for books that would tell me the truth about what came next. Not the polished recruitment brochures or the feel-good veteran memoirs that wrap everything in red, white, and blue. I wanted something unflinching—something that admitted the transition isn't a clean break, but a long, uneven road with ambushes waiting in the quiet Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 15, 2026 11:53 • Tags: faith, memoir, military-nonfiction, nonfiction, ptsd, spirituality, transition, veterans

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Alex Parkview is now friends with Amy Joy
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Alex Parkview and 2 other people liked Jenni Stein's review of This Too Shall Pass?: Honest Words for Moral Injury: "It can be a hard read at times, but recommend doing it when ready If you have ever had a moral injury or know someone that has, this is a book to help those working through it and also serve as a guide/reminder to companions. It's okay to not be okay," Read more of this review »
Oct 26, 2026 05:40PM · see review
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Alex Parkview and 1 other person liked Peggy's review of Religion or Relationship: The Truth About Christianity: "Spot on and honest How many of us feel or have felt the same way but didn't know how to put it in words? Thank you for sharing this. Jesus is the only way. A reminder that we are never alone. He knows everything about us and still loves us." Read more of this review »
Sep 27, 2026 04:17AM · see review
Alex Parkview made a comment on Basil Sparks’s review of Religion or Relationship: The Truth About Christianity " You'll be happy to know that I actually wrote a follow-up based on your review. "Relationship Restores the Church" ...more "
Sep 13, 2026 09:07PM · see review
Alex Parkview added a status update: I'm now on BookBub as well: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/alex-...
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Alex Parkview has read Relationship Restores The Church (Religion or Relationship Book 2) by Alex Parkview (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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