I was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. I have a B.A. from Stanford University and a M.Sc. from Cornell University. I have lived and worked in San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland, California as well as in Washington, DC. Outside the United States, I lived and worked in Venezuela, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Uganda, Somalia and Kenya. I currently live in Canberra, Australia.
I edited three books: Bold Plum: with the Guerillas in China's War against Japan by Hsiao Li Lindsay; Peace and Milk: Scenes of Northern Somalia by James Lindsay and Fatima Jibrell; and Solo vale si piensas rápido by Mehedy Lopez, a book of poetry in Spanish. In 2016, I published a book of my poetry and drawings, Silence Spoken.
I have taught communication skills, English as a second language, and English for journalists (in Beijing, China) at university and secondary school levels. I was a features writer for the Daily Journal, (Caracas, Venezuela), and The Chronicle of Higher Education. I am a member of the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Writers Centre, active in a writers’ group and a contributor to poetry readings, That Poetry Thing, in Canberra, Australia.
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I love how you know the stories behind the objects! All of this reminds me of the treasure hunt Henry and I went on in the spring 2011 after Granny died. So many of her objects came to our house, and I loved having them around me. A few still remain at the lake cabin, but like everything else, eventually the objects drift away and all that is left are the memories.
Tracking the Human: nobody's a long time 
I love how you know the stories behind the objects! All of this reminds me of the treasure hunt Henry and I went on in the spring 2011 after Granny died. So many of her objects came to our house, and I loved having them around me. A few still remain at the lake cabin, but like everything else, eventually the objects drift away and all that is left are the memories.
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Loved your poem Objects Around, Pamela. You’ve done so well to keep track of them, and the people associated with them! xxxxxxx
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