Sandra Schnakenburg

I left a career in corporate finance in 2010 and began to study creative nonfiction, enrolling in writing courses and attending conferences. Before settling in Houston, Texas, I lived overseas for ten years in Singapore and Australia. I am active on Twitter and my website is sandraschnakenburg.com. I earned a B.S. in finance and international business from Arizona State University and an M.B.A. at the University of Southern California, where I specialized in international business and finance.

Before the Call

I stared at the phone, wondering what to say to a man I thought all my life— was dead. In 2008, two years before the call, everything I once knew had vanished. My angel Mom, who had given me hope, had passed away. I pondered what I would do next. After some inner work, my purpose crept up inside me like a wildfire needing to be tamed. I heard the call.

Creative Nonfiction

Issue 63, July 2022

Sandra Schnakenburg

I left a career in corporate finance in 2010 and began to study creative nonfiction, enrolling in writing courses and attending conferences. Before settling in Houston, Texas, I lived overseas for ten years in Singapore and Australia. I am active on Twitter and my website is sandraschnakenburg.com. I earned a B.S. in finance and international business from Arizona State University and an M.B.A. at the University of Southern California, where I specialized in international business and finance.

Before the Call

I stared at the phone, wondering what to say to a man I thought all my life— was dead. In 2008, two years before the call, everything I once knew had vanished. My angel Mom, who had given me hope, had passed away. I pondered what I would do next. After some inner work, my purpose crept up inside me like a wildfire needing to be tamed. I heard the call.

Creative Nonfiction

Issue 63, July 2022

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