Peggy O’Boyle

Peggy O’Boyle

Peggy O’Boyle:  For the past twenty years I have written children’s books as Peggy Christian and traveled the country doing “writer in the schools” workshops.  I have also taught writing, journaling and creativity classes and for many years I taught ESL to foreign students at the University of Montana, focusing particularly on Muslim cultures.  In addition I have worked in local adult literacy programs, the First Book Program and the Writing Coaches program which provides community volunteers to work one on one with area high school students.  For the past couple of years however, I have been exploring new directions in my writing career, taking an extended break from teaching and working on a memoir entitled Memento Mori, spurred by the question my mother asked in her final days–“What do you think happens when you die?”