Mortal Beings - Paperback

Trenshaw, Cynthia: - Poet Cynthia Trenshaw is keenly aware of mortal beings. She has served as a hospital chaplain, a professional guardian, and a midwife to the dying. For five years she provided skilled massage therapy and compassionate presence to homeless people on the streets, under the viaducts, and in the shelters of San Francisco. Her first nonfiction book is Meeting in the Margins: An Invitation to Encounter Society's Invisible People (She Writes Press, Berkeley), which won the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Award gold medal in the Social Issues category. Cynthia lives on Whidbey Island, Washington, where she serves as a Medical Advocate, writes poetry, and regularly posts essays from her website, www.CynthiaTrenshaw.com.