Amanda Noble has a Ph.D. in sociology and has researched and
published numerous academic articles, book chapters and reports. Frustrated by
the constraints of scientific writing, she turned her attention to creative
non-fiction writing, especially personal essays and memoir. This piece is
derived from a chapter in her draft memoir about her life in the Philippines as
a Peace Corps volunteer during the tumultuous 1970s. Her work has appeared in Seven Hills Review. She lives in Davis,
California, with her cat, Lucy. She can be reached at 530-756-2260 or by email
at [email protected].
