Hi friends!

Alex Digger here. Mittens and I are so excited to share our adventures with you!

You could make the case we do all the dangerous work around here. But even so, we couldn’t solve crimes without our awesome office staff. Be it editing, illustration, narration, or devotional writing, every adventure is a team effort.

Take a look below and learn more about the creative minds that make Collar Cases possible.

See you in the next mystery!

–Alex D. Digger

Core Team

Author Lady

Amanda Trumpower

Amanda Trumpower writes for Jesus lovers who dig dragons, detectives, and droids. Although she’s been writing ever since she could hold a crayon, she really cranked up the words per minute after upgrading to a keyboard.

She’s a twin mom (find pics on Instagram!), second-generation homeschooler, D&D enthusiast, and board game fanatic.

Some of her personal heroes include Agatha Christie and Nancy Drew.

She used to be a cat person before she had twins. Now, she’s just glad she doesn’t have to clean up poo from yet another body.

Illustrator Lady

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson’s story-based illustrations compose playful worlds for the young at heart. When she’s not scurtinizing colors, Sarah enjoys learning new board games, crocheting, and spoiling her cats, Wanda & Pietro.

Narrator Lady

Trista Shaye

Trista Shaye is a lively, vivid narrator who specializes in fully-voice recordings…meaning she brings each character to life with unique voices! The award-winning narrator has voiced over 100 audiobooks of various genres. She’s the voice of several characters in audio-drama podcasts, and has even recorded an advertisement for LEGO.

Along with being a voice actress, Trista is also an author who writes for middle grade and YA audiences. All of her books are clean and enjoyable for the entire family. She has her own animal chapter book series (Big the Barn Cat) and directs her own epic fantasy podcast.

You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Audible.

Editor Lady

Alex Mellen

Alex Mellen is a copy editor for Christianity Today magazine in Illinois. She studied professional writing at Taylor University and previously worked the night shift at a small-town newspaper. (She did not have any cat or dog coworkers). Star Wars is her favorite fandom.

Support Team

Chief Sanity Saver

Becca Wierwille

Becca Wierwille helps Author Lady maintain whatever shreds of sanity she has left by assisting with website maintenace, manuscript proof reading, event planning, blog processing, and many other random duties.

She’s also a talented children’s author in her own right!

Becca writes stories to show kids they are wonderfully created for the unique adventures in their lives.

Her short stories for children and devotions have been featured in numerous magazines and other publications, and she is a member of SCBWI, ACFW, and Word Weavers International.Editor by day and novelist by not-too-late-at-night, she wishes she could eat peach pie as often as most writers drink coffee. Despite her dreams of sandy beaches and mountain peaks, she loves living in Pennsylvania with her husband and their dog.

Sign up for her email newsletter to receive free resources and monthly encouragement.

Detective Training Director

Allie Ososkie

Science teacher turned homeschool mom, Allie designs the detective training activities that are exclusively available to members of the Bowwow Barkers email club.

You can find more of Allie’s educational resources over at Teachers Pay Teachers. You can also find her encouragement ministry to moms on Instagram at From Mama to Mama.

Guest Bible Teachers

Katie J. Trent

Collar Cases #2: Case of the Missing Monet

Katie J. Trent is a popular author, speaker, and homeschool mama of two. Her mission is to inspire women to grow their faith, strengthen their families, and simplify their homeschool journeys. Her book, Dishing Up Devotions: 36 Faith-Building Activities for Homeschooling Families (affiliate), is available from all major retailers.

Christie Thomas

Collar Cases #3: Case of the Angry Avians

Christie Thomas is a Canadian homeschool mom, former children’s ministry leader, and author of numerous fiction & non-fiction titles designed to support family discipleship. Her latest book is titled Fruit Full: 100 Family Experiences for Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit.

Laurie Christine

Collar Cases #4: Case of the Stolen Scarab

Laurie Christine is a podcaster, author, Bible teacher, and mom of 4 amazing boys. Her podcast, Redeeming the Chaos, invites moms of boys to join her on the wild, wonderful, chaotic adventure of raising courageous boys and connecting their hearts to Christ.

Learn more at RedeemingtheChaos.com.