John David Gladman is an American author and poet whose work dwells in the spaces where love, loss, faith, and memory intersect. Drawing from a life shaped by transition and reflection, his writing attends closely to the quiet moments—those brief, often overlooked instants in which grief softens, longing speaks, and renewal begins. With a background spanning more than three decades as a professional photographer, Gladman brings a visual attentiveness to the page. His prose and poetry are marked by restraint and clarity, allowing emotion to emerge through image, cadence, and silence rather than declaration. Rivers, morning light, wild places, and ordinary rituals recur throughout his work, serving as vessels for spiritual inquiry and human tenderness. Gladman’s books explore enduring themes of devotion, absence, creative surrender, and the slow work of becoming. Whether addressing the ache of unfulfilled love, the loss of parents, or the fragile hope that follows grief, his writing remains rooted in reverence—for the inner life, for love in all its forms, and for the unseen currents that shape us. He is the founder of Still Path Press, under which he publishes poetry and reflective works that invite readers into stillness and contemplation. He lives and writes between open landscapes and quiet mornings, often accompanied by his dog, Ginger.Writer has not written anything about themselves.