Detonation

by Bridget Verhaaren

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This piece is part of our Winter 2022 print issue, available for purchase here.

Bridget Verhaaren

Bridget Verhaaren resides in the Wasatch Mountains, is an avid fan of skiing, and enjoys travel adventures with her husband, Gary Garner, and their eight children (five “bonus/step” children) and a soon-to-be sponsored International Student from Africa named Wisdom. She has a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University and an M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is working on her memoir entitled The Husband Lessons.

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