Dede Montgomery
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Dede Montgomery

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Dede Montgomery is a sixth-generation Oregonian, author and storyteller whose work explores profound connections between identity, family legacy, and the Pacific Northwest. Writing across literary fiction, memoir, and narrative nonfiction, she crafts reflection, character-driven stories and intersects personal experience with regional history.

Drawing on a distinguished forty-year career in workplace safety, health, and well-being, Montgomery brings a grounded, socially aware perspective to her writing. Her books delve into aging, resilience, and human connection with warmth and emotional depth.

Her published works include the dual-timeline novel A MAP OF HER OWN, the memoirs FROM FIRST BREATH TO LAST: A STORY ABOUT LOVE, WOMANHOOD, AND AGING and MY MUSIC MAN; the novel-in-stories HUMANITY'S GRACE; the literary novel BEYOND THE RIPPLES; and the regional nonfiction reflection THEN, NOW, AND IN-BETWEEN: PLACE, MEMORIES, AND LOSS IN OREGON. .

Explore more of her writing, essays and background at dedemontgomery dot com.
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