Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?- Mary Oliver
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?- Mary Oliver

I’m a writer, wanderer, and recovering lawyer, learning to live a quieter life in the mountains—where courtrooms and chaos have been traded for long walks with my husband, starlit skies, the hush of wildflowers, dirt under my nails, jars filled with summer, and the steady company of six dogs, two house cats, and three inherited barn cats. These days, I’m chasing less, noticing more, and writing words that feel like home. — Debbie Finch
Photo: Uncle Buddy and me at my grandparents’ home on Old 64, around 1969. Buddy is our family historian — the one who keeps the stories straight, the names remembered, and the porch-talk lively.
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