Unencumbered Press
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📚A tiny little indie press making books (and more) that embody innovation, intuition, and intelligence.
🎴Altered Tarot Deck & Guide Book / The End of Love
🌊Against the Current
💡Account managed by Stephanie Johnson Lawson (she/her), owner/publisher.
🎴Altered Tarot Deck & Guide Book / The End of Love
🌊Against the Current
💡Account managed by Stephanie Johnson Lawson (she/her), owner/publisher.
Author Tyler Bieber joins the God Talk podcast to talk about Father Tom Oddo and his new book Against the Current: rss.com/podcasts/god...
Recognizing A Prophetic LGBTQ Leader from the Past: Tyler & the Story of Fr. Tom Oddo | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Tyler Bieber, author and higher education administrator, has penned a new book detailing the life of one of America's first Catholic priests to openly minister to LGBTQ people, Fr. Tom Oddo, CSC. A ca...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Author Tyler Bieber joins the God Talk podcast to talk about Father Tom Oddo and his new book Against the Current: rss.com/podcasts/god...
Read what I wrote about Tyler Bieber’s conversation on God Talk—and give the episode a listen. If you’re interested in Catholic history, justice work, or higher ed, it’s a rich entry point.👇
Tyler Bieber Talks About Tom Oddo on the God Talk Podcast unencumberedpress.com/authors/tyle...
Tyler Bieber Talks About Tom Oddo on the God Talk Podcast unencumberedpress.com/authors/tyle...
Tyler Bieber Talks About Tom Oddo on the God Talk Podcast - Unencumbered Press
Tyler Bieber joins the God Talk podcast to discuss Father Tom Oddo, Vatican II, justice, and the story behind Against the Current.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Read what I wrote about Tyler Bieber’s conversation on God Talk—and give the episode a listen. If you’re interested in Catholic history, justice work, or higher ed, it’s a rich entry point.👇
Tyler Bieber Talks About Tom Oddo on the God Talk Podcast unencumberedpress.com/authors/tyle...
Tyler Bieber Talks About Tom Oddo on the God Talk Podcast unencumberedpress.com/authors/tyle...
I will do better!
This is JUST MY OPINION
I see artists say they don't use alt text because they can't begin to describe the image
IMO *some* indication of the image is better than nothing
"this is an oil painting of a weird hairy monster sitting under a tree"
helps a user who relies on alt text to feel included
I see artists say they don't use alt text because they can't begin to describe the image
IMO *some* indication of the image is better than nothing
"this is an oil painting of a weird hairy monster sitting under a tree"
helps a user who relies on alt text to feel included
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I will do better!
What a lovely reminder piece 💕
“Sometimes summer lasts three years. / Sometimes winter arrives without warning in the middle of what you thought was spring… Sometimes you're in winter for one domain of your life and summer for another simultaneously, which creates its own kind of confusion…”
“Sometimes summer lasts three years. / Sometimes winter arrives without warning in the middle of what you thought was spring… Sometimes you're in winter for one domain of your life and summer for another simultaneously, which creates its own kind of confusion…”
Humans are not factories.
We are, as obvious as this may seem, organisms.
And organisms live through cycles.
www.joanwestenberg.com/p/the-harve...
We are, as obvious as this may seem, organisms.
And organisms live through cycles.
www.joanwestenberg.com/p/the-harve...
The Harvest Will Come
A Defense of Human Seasons
www.joanwestenberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
What a lovely reminder piece 💕
“Sometimes summer lasts three years. / Sometimes winter arrives without warning in the middle of what you thought was spring… Sometimes you're in winter for one domain of your life and summer for another simultaneously, which creates its own kind of confusion…”
“Sometimes summer lasts three years. / Sometimes winter arrives without warning in the middle of what you thought was spring… Sometimes you're in winter for one domain of your life and summer for another simultaneously, which creates its own kind of confusion…”
Portland readers—Spend this evening at Rose City Book Pub at 5:30! Tyler Bieber will be sharing from Against the Current, the biography of Father Tom Oddo and his remarkable legacy. Come for the story, stay for the community.
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Portland readers—Spend this evening at Rose City Book Pub at 5:30! Tyler Bieber will be sharing from Against the Current, the biography of Father Tom Oddo and his remarkable legacy. Come for the story, stay for the community.
We’ve had to update the print release date for the third time. Ebooks are out, and print preorders are still very much welcome.
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Publication Update: Against the Current Print Release Now Dec. 12 unencumberedpress.com/nonfiction/b...
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Publication Update: Against the Current Print Release Now Dec. 12 unencumberedpress.com/nonfiction/b...
Publication Update: Against the Current Print Release Now Dec. 12 - Unencumbered Press
Print copies of Against the Current now release on December 12. Ebook available now. Learn why the date shifted and how it protects preorder fulfillment.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We’ve had to update the print release date for the third time. Ebooks are out, and print preorders are still very much welcome.
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Publication Update: Against the Current Print Release Now Dec. 12 unencumberedpress.com/nonfiction/b...
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Publication Update: Against the Current Print Release Now Dec. 12 unencumberedpress.com/nonfiction/b...
Read a bit about the process of creating the Altered Tarot Deck & Guidebook and enjoy the playlists!
Soundtrack to the Altered Tarot Deck: A Song for Every Card unencumberedpress.com/altered-taro...
Soundtrack to the Altered Tarot Deck: A Song for Every Card unencumberedpress.com/altered-taro...
Soundtrack to the Altered Tarot: A Song for Every Card
🎶 Dive into the vibes! Explore playlists curated by r. tanksley, inspired by the Altered Tarot Deck. Perfect for your tarot practice or just setting the mood. 🌌✨ Update! The deck is officially availab...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Read a bit about the process of creating the Altered Tarot Deck & Guidebook and enjoy the playlists!
Soundtrack to the Altered Tarot Deck: A Song for Every Card unencumberedpress.com/altered-taro...
Soundtrack to the Altered Tarot Deck: A Song for Every Card unencumberedpress.com/altered-taro...
💯 All of this is right.
🏳️🌈📚🦋 Every time you share a post or post a review, an indie publisher gets its wings.
👊 It also helps us to do the things we do to publish the books you love.
🕺 Now dance with the queer presses who brung ya!
#LGBTQBookSky #SupportIndiePublishers #QueerLit
👊 It also helps us to do the things we do to publish the books you love.
🕺 Now dance with the queer presses who brung ya!
#LGBTQBookSky #SupportIndiePublishers #QueerLit
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
💯 All of this is right.
Did you know we made a tarot deck?
Stunning photos by k. hiatt. Evocotive poems by r. tanksley. Together, they invite reflection, healing, and intuition.
Read more → UPDATE |The Altered Tarot Deck & Guidebook: Continuing a Fool’s Journey unencumberedpress.com/altered-taro...
#indietarot #creative
Stunning photos by k. hiatt. Evocotive poems by r. tanksley. Together, they invite reflection, healing, and intuition.
Read more → UPDATE |The Altered Tarot Deck & Guidebook: Continuing a Fool’s Journey unencumberedpress.com/altered-taro...
#indietarot #creative
Update | The Altered Tarot Deck & Guidebook Has Arrived
The Altered Tarot Deck & Guidebook has landed stateside. Order now and continue the Fool’s Journey with this poetic, nature-based tarot collaboration.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Did you know we made a tarot deck?
Stunning photos by k. hiatt. Evocotive poems by r. tanksley. Together, they invite reflection, healing, and intuition.
Read more → UPDATE |The Altered Tarot Deck & Guidebook: Continuing a Fool’s Journey unencumberedpress.com/altered-taro...
#indietarot #creative
Stunning photos by k. hiatt. Evocotive poems by r. tanksley. Together, they invite reflection, healing, and intuition.
Read more → UPDATE |The Altered Tarot Deck & Guidebook: Continuing a Fool’s Journey unencumberedpress.com/altered-taro...
#indietarot #creative
I wrote a poem for a city I love. Will you come read it?
#antifapoems #indiepoems #pdxlove
"A Mossy City" | A Poem from the Publisher's Desk unencumberedpress.com/poetry/a-mos...
#antifapoems #indiepoems #pdxlove
"A Mossy City" | A Poem from the Publisher's Desk unencumberedpress.com/poetry/a-mos...
"A Mossy City" | A Poem from the Publisher's Desk - Unencumbered Press
A poetic tribute to Portland’s endurance—moss, protest, tattoos, and tenderness in a city that keeps showing up.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I wrote a poem for a city I love. Will you come read it?
#antifapoems #indiepoems #pdxlove
"A Mossy City" | A Poem from the Publisher's Desk unencumberedpress.com/poetry/a-mos...
#antifapoems #indiepoems #pdxlove
"A Mossy City" | A Poem from the Publisher's Desk unencumberedpress.com/poetry/a-mos...
This quote stopped me. And makes me think of Against the Current, our first major release—a book about leadership, faith, and moral courage. Maybe what astonishes the heart is realizing that integrity can still live within the very systems that test it.
"The power of fantastic literature lies not in the answers it dutifully provides, but in the questions. What we, as readers, seek is that with which the prophet threatens us in Deuteronomy 28:28: astonishment of the heart.
On this curse we thrive."
Alberto Manguel
On this curse we thrive."
Alberto Manguel
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This quote stopped me. And makes me think of Against the Current, our first major release—a book about leadership, faith, and moral courage. Maybe what astonishes the heart is realizing that integrity can still live within the very systems that test it.
Maybe that’s the question, though—how do stories of leadership and inclusion weave into the larger story of race and belonging in America?
#FatherTomOddo #LGBTQHistory #CatholicHistory #InclusiveFaith #SocialJustice #IndependentPublishing #NewRelease
#FatherTomOddo #LGBTQHistory #CatholicHistory #InclusiveFaith #SocialJustice #IndependentPublishing #NewRelease
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Maybe that’s the question, though—how do stories of leadership and inclusion weave into the larger story of race and belonging in America?
#FatherTomOddo #LGBTQHistory #CatholicHistory #InclusiveFaith #SocialJustice #IndependentPublishing #NewRelease
#FatherTomOddo #LGBTQHistory #CatholicHistory #InclusiveFaith #SocialJustice #IndependentPublishing #NewRelease
It’s hard to swim against the current.
I know this as an independent publisher, a small business owner, and a progressive anarchist. I know it in my bones.
I know this as an independent publisher, a small business owner, and a progressive anarchist. I know it in my bones.
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It’s hard to swim against the current.
I know this as an independent publisher, a small business owner, and a progressive anarchist. I know it in my bones.
I know this as an independent publisher, a small business owner, and a progressive anarchist. I know it in my bones.
This biography is both intimate and sweeping, tracing the life of a man who believed that faith must act, and that love must lead. If there’s a reading near you, make the trip—it’ll stay with you!
"Against the Current" Book Talks & Signings Announced unencumberedpress.com/authors/tyle...
"Against the Current" Book Talks & Signings Announced unencumberedpress.com/authors/tyle...
"Against the Current" Book Talks & Signings Announced - Unencumbered Press
Join Tyler Bieber on tour for Against the Current, a new biography of Father Tom Oddo. See book talk dates, locations, and preorder details.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This biography is both intimate and sweeping, tracing the life of a man who believed that faith must act, and that love must lead. If there’s a reading near you, make the trip—it’ll stay with you!
"Against the Current" Book Talks & Signings Announced unencumberedpress.com/authors/tyle...
"Against the Current" Book Talks & Signings Announced unencumberedpress.com/authors/tyle...
Read: "Hollowbend’s Bones" | A Haunting Short Story for October unencumberedpress.com/fiction/holl...
The river remembers. The dead rise. Hollowbend’s Bones is a haunting October story of what won’t stay buried. #shortstory #creativefiction #octoberreads
The river remembers. The dead rise. Hollowbend’s Bones is a haunting October story of what won’t stay buried. #shortstory #creativefiction #octoberreads
"Hollowbend’s Bones" | A Haunting Short Story for October - Unencumbered Press
A haunting October story set in flood-soaked Hollowbend, where buried ancestors rise and the river refuses to forget.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Read: "Hollowbend’s Bones" | A Haunting Short Story for October unencumberedpress.com/fiction/holl...
The river remembers. The dead rise. Hollowbend’s Bones is a haunting October story of what won’t stay buried. #shortstory #creativefiction #octoberreads
The river remembers. The dead rise. Hollowbend’s Bones is a haunting October story of what won’t stay buried. #shortstory #creativefiction #octoberreads
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Tyler Bieber’s "Against the Current" tells the story of Father Tom Oddo and a pivotal moment in American Catholic history. The ebook releases Oct 28, with hardcovers shipping soon after. Pre-orders support small-press publishing!
October 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Tyler Bieber’s "Against the Current" tells the story of Father Tom Oddo and a pivotal moment in American Catholic history. The ebook releases Oct 28, with hardcovers shipping soon after. Pre-orders support small-press publishing!
Tyler Bieber’s "Against the Current" tells the story of Father Tom Oddo and a pivotal moment in American Catholic history. The ebook releases Oct 28, with hardcovers shipping soon after. Pre-orders support small-press publishing!
October 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Tyler Bieber’s "Against the Current" tells the story of Father Tom Oddo and a pivotal moment in American Catholic history. The ebook releases Oct 28, with hardcovers shipping soon after. Pre-orders support small-press publishing!