Martha Hendricks writes about faith, recovery, and the quiet courage of rural America. A former addict who’s been sober for more than fifteen years, she sees every story as a kind of testimony—less about preaching, more about telling the truth.

Her nonfiction debut, Fields of Grace, chronicles addiction and recovery programs across the Midwest, blending reportage with hard-won insight. Her historical novels, Pioneer Hearts and Prairie Thunder, explore women’s endurance on the nineteenth-century frontier and the unspoken costs of survival.

A contributing writer for the Topeka Capital-Journal, her work has appeared in Christianity Today, Sojourners, and The Progressive Farmer. She speaks often in church halls, libraries, and recovery centers about the power of honesty, forgiveness, and second chances.

Martha lives with her husband and two teenagers on a small farm outside Topeka, where her days still begin with chores, prayer, and coffee strong enough to stand a spoon in.