About Erika James

 

I've always thought that someday I would write a book.  As an English major, Language Arts teacher, and book lover, this idea didn't feel too out of reach, but it was a someday, bucket list type of thing ... a dream I placed on a shelf to gather dust until I felt ready.

Becoming a Mama brought me back to writing and back to that shelf.
In trying to find meaning and make sense of the evolution I was undergoing, writing became the breath of my story, of our stories, as women in this space. It felt like something within me was fighting for a voice, and that's probably why I started my blog, Mama-ish.

Vickie Karp said that when we read, we start at the beginning and continue until we reach the end.  When we write, we start in the middle, and we fight our way out.

At the age of 34, a Mama of three daughters, officially retired from my teaching career and embracing my expanding identity, it feels like divine timing to explore that shelf, dust it off, and fight my way out.


"What if You Dare The Dandelions to Sing?"

A children's book.
A poem to my daughters.
A love note to little me.

AVAILABLE MAY 1, 2025