I’m a writer who dodged being a minister; I saw that my dharma, my calling, was instead to write about body and spirit, to explore in fiction my metaphysical questions. I’ve spent the past 35+ years as a freelancer, with 2 novels, 2 nonfiction books, magazine and newspaper articles from 25+ countries, a few seasons as a TV reporter, copy for ad agencies, a winter in India, and my manuscript and career consulting services for writers. Married to a psychologist (Bob Dick www.drbobdick.com), live in a log house in deep woods, Most recent novel: Sister India (a NY Times Notable Book of the Year) Work in a cool artsy office building in Raleigh, NC. Plan B life in NYC. Interested in the psychic and supernatural. My novels: Sister India http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64... Set in Varanasi/Benares, where I spent an intense and tumultuous and wonderful winter. Revelation (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42...) A minister at a liberal university-town church starts hearing the voice of God. Seriously. Not a comedy. My nonfiction: The Healing Power of Doing Good (co-author)http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69... and a women's clothing company history: Doncaster: A Legacy of Personal Style http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... I also run a consulting service for writers, offering manuscript critiques and career counsel. peggypayne.com/manuscript-review/ Am an ardent-but-slapdash woodland gardener, kayaker, reader, magazine junkie, and crossworder.