About me: I am a student and revenue accountant with interests in genealogy, photography, travel and, more recently, writing (I wrote a memoir in 2023, described below).
Claiming Gordon
A memoir.
Triggered by a repressed memory and gutting discovery 13 years after his death, I travel through southern Oregon on a quest to reclaim the sign painter father I had only known through a handful of phone conversations, letters and three photographs. Part drama, part mystery, and part story in pictures, the events occurring the summer of 2023 launch the writing of this memoir, my loudest voice. Content in Claiming Gordon spans the subjects of suicide, limerence, life scripts, grief bargaining, parenting, adoption, homelessness, DNA testing, genealogy and honoring loved ones.
About my Flickr account: I joined Flickr in 2009. While initially only showcasing my own family photos and photography, I eventually used Flickr to post interesting or historically relevant photos from other branches in the family (Tuggle and Battles), as well as unusual and candid ‘found’ photos from estate sales and secondhand shops. Only recently did I start collecting found photos for an additional purpose ----> Found Photos WITH Writing It won't help me find lost photos of my dad, but it might help others in my situation - a deposit in the karmic bank, so to speak.
Inspiration for the memoir and the above Flickr group: Gordon Wiswell Urfer
Book Related Links:
The Oregonian / Therese Bottomly Column
Contact Information:
Cell: 253-365-1833
Email: barckles@gmail.com
Ancestry: Vanessa TuggleHake (Username: Barckles)
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- JoinedMay 2009
- OccupationRevenue Accountant
- HometownLong Beach, California
- Current cityTacoma, Washington
- Emailbarckles@gmail.com
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