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G. Elizabeth Kretchmer is passionate about nature, relationships, women's issues, and the power of writing.

Her newest book--Writing Through the Muck: Finding Self and Story for Personal Growth, Healing, and Transcendence--was inspired by more than a dozen years teaching writing workshops to cancer patients, domestic violence survivors, and others seeking inner truth and healing.

She is also the author of two novels--Bear Medicine and The Damnable Legacy--and a short story collection, Women on the Brink. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times and various anthologies, literary journals, and other publications.

Kretchmer earned her MFA in Writing at Pacific University and lives in the Pacific Northwest. ...more

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