Poetry Collection. Cult Baby examines the now defunct doomsday cult, Worldwide Church of God (WCG), and the beliefs therein. The cult observed Hebrew high holy days, kosher law, and shabbat. WCG’s leader, Herbert W. Armstrong, preached the End of Days, and made four failed Armageddon predictions during his tenure as Evangelist of WCG. Armstrong claimed to be a descendent of King David and promised congregants his direct line to God informed his beliefs. More than just a religion-based cult, WCG was also a financial cult, demanding 30% tithing (from gross earnings). A primary focus of the manuscript is deconstruction from that faith tradition and acknowledgement of the cult’s toxic culture, specifically the adherence to patriarchal norms and the rampant abuse of women and children under the banner of Christianity, as well as the fiscal fraud and malfeasance committed by church officials. The poems in Cult Baby explore the shift in consciousness experienced by the speaker and her eventual psychological freedom post-deconstruction.