Theresa Verboort was born in Coos Bay, Oregon, and grew up in the southwestern coast during the fifties. She worked in forest fire lookouts to earn her way through college to achieve a bachelor of ...view moreTheresa Verboort was born in Coos Bay, Oregon, and grew up in the southwestern coast during the fifties. She worked in forest fire lookouts to earn her way through college to achieve a bachelor of arts in English. Her first novel, The Communing Tree, is inspired by the great Kalmiopsis wilderness of Oregon.view less