About Lynn Otto
Thanks for visiting my site! I’m an MFA student in the Creative Writing-Poetry Program at Portland State University. Yes, I’m older than the average student. But I didn’t start writing poetry until 2007, not counting the two I wrote in junior high, which my dad said I should send to Reader’s Digest, which I did.Guess I was a bit too tender to keep trying after that little yellow rejection slip. But I finally got over it!
In the meantime, I grew up on four green acres in Washington State, studied theater and English at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, married an increasingly great guy, tried to be the perfect mother (and failed, of course), eventually settled in Oregon, worked as a freelance writer, adjunct writing instructor, and pay-per-click search marketing manager. Two of my kids have grown up and moved out. The other two are working on it. My dog still likes hanging out with me quite a lot.
When I’m not reading or writing (or vacuuming, cooking, doing laundry, etc), I enjoy hiking and camping. The photo above is from a trip to the South Santiam River. In the rainy months, I like watching movies, going to plays, and playing the piano.
In the meantime, I grew up on four green acres in Washington State, studied theater and English at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, married an increasingly great guy, tried to be the perfect mother (and failed, of course), eventually settled in Oregon, worked as a freelance writer, adjunct writing instructor, and pay-per-click search marketing manager. Two of my kids have grown up and moved out. The other two are working on it. My dog still likes hanging out with me quite a lot.
When I’m not reading or writing (or vacuuming, cooking, doing laundry, etc), I enjoy hiking and camping. The photo above is from a trip to the South Santiam River. In the rainy months, I like watching movies, going to plays, and playing the piano.