Anne Gudger writes hard and loves harder. She's the author of THE FIFTH CHAMBER, named “an emotionally riveting memoir, raw and inspiring" by Kirkus Review. She's been published from Newsweek to The Los Angeles Review, with lots of stops in between. In March 2020, with her amazing daughter, she co-founded Coffee and Grief: a community that includes a monthly reading series focused on grief. They launched a podcast: Coffee, Grief, and Gratitude. She lives in Banks, Oregon with her beloved husband