Author Archive: Dede Montgomery

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An event at Midlife: Crisis, Challenge, Breakthrough, or Opportunity?

An event at Midlife: Crisis, Challenge, Breakthrough, or Opportunity?

When I was 26 years old, my 54-year-old mom received her doctorate. She had divorced my dad a few years prior, moved from Portland, Oregon to San Francisco, and enrolled in a Ph.D. program that seemed crazy to some of her friends: women who, like her, had married in the 50’s, living life as they […]

May 1, 2019 | By | 3 Replies More
Using What We Know To Imagine What Might Have Been

Using What We Know To Imagine What Might Have Been

Using what we know to imagine what might have been: Weaving technical expertise into creative writing Had you asked me five years ago if I would ever write a memoir, I might have answered “maybe.” If the query had been about writing a novel? Never! My brain, schooled and journeyed through decades of a profession […]

August 27, 2018 | By | 2 Replies More