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I’m 51, married, and living in Texas, though I still dream in the green and gray of the Pacific Northwest. I write personal essays about family, memories, and the long, slow untangling of faith. I’m still searching for God—whatever that means these days.

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Living in Texas, still dreaming in the green and gray of the Pacific Northwest. I write essays about family, culture, and the slow untangling of faith. Still searching for God. No answers here—just questions, and the occasional glimmer of hope.