The Living god

Author: Sam Heaps

Publisher: SARKA publishing (2025)

Told over 24 hours outside Whitehall, Montana, The Living god follows “baby,” the young lover of aging prophetess Elaina, and Jesse, the father of Elaina’s toddler messiah, as they struggle together in exile after a catastrophe in their religious community. When baby miscarries Jesse’s child, their futures are thrown into turmoil, forcing the couple to face the violent desires that have motivated their lives.

The Living god embodies what literature must do if it is meant to change us.