Patricia Kullberg

As a writer of historical fiction, my passion lies in exploring the interplay between people’s lives and the worlds they inhabit. As a doctor, I'm fascinated by the infirmities of mind and body and as a Portland native, I love to excavate local history for neglected stories and characters. Being married to labor historian Norm Diamond, I find the details of people's work-lives somehow sifting into my narratives.

For twenty years I was the Medical Director for Multnomah County Health Department and practiced in a clinic that served the disenfranchised of all sorts: the homeless, undocumented, disabled and unemployed. Through Write Around Portland I facilitate writing workshops at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility for women. From time to time, I operate the board at KBOO FM community radio.