Marci McPhee

Born in Germany, Marci McPhee went to first grade in Panama, and then grew up in Texas, where she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age 16. After graduating from Brigham Young University and spending twelve years as a fulltime mom, she began her career in higher education. She is matriarch in a stepfamily that began in the temple and ended up living in a duplex, with him & his kids on one side and her & her kids on the other. (Read “Just Your Typical Mormon Family” in Apple Pies & Promises: Motherhood in the Real World.)

In 2009-10, Marci took a year-long leave of absence from her job at Brandeis University to volunteer as an English teacher in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. Her stories have frequently appeared in collections such as Raspberries and Relevance: Enrichment in the Real World.

She’s a founding writer of PrimaryinZion.wordpress.com and contributor to RealLifeAnswers.org. After 43 years in the Boston area, Marci now lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Read more at marcimcpheewriter.com