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I’m Dede Montgomery, 6th generation Oregonian, author of six books, and regular blogger.
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Latest Release
A Map of Her Own is a dual-timeline novel set along the Columbia River, following two working-class women a century apart as they search for autonomy, purpose, and a life of their own.
Recent Blogs
- A Love Letter to Libraries
Yes, as I post this I recognize today is 911. A day that anyone who was alive in 2001 will remember, even if a child, then. A day that changed so much and took away so many lives and livelihoods, and compassion for some. I won’t forget the morning as I was about to start … Continue reading A Love Letter to Libraries - Finding My People as a Social Floater
I recently chatted with my nephew about friends and social challenges in high school, sharing my own decades ago experience at Lincoln High School. Yes, back then I did feel like a new kid, having moved into the district in the middle of eighth grade and not yet making close friends before entering the matrix … Continue reading Finding My People as a Social Floater - Eight Years on Two Electric Wheels
I had no intention to buy an ebike back then. After all, I was committed to ride my non-electric bike the 26 mile roundtrip (with hills) to OHSU for work. Even if it was exhausting. Even if there was no way I’d have my act together to ride more than two days a week. Even … Continue reading Eight Years on Two Electric Wheels