Marty Slighte was born in Washington State and spent their early years all around the Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest: From Port Townsend to Lake Stevens and many places in between. They currently enjoy living at the base of the Salish Sea in Olympia, Washington, with their dog, Ruger Bear.
Their undiagnosed autism and dissociative identity disorder made both their childhood and parenting their three children as a young person full of intergenerational trauma for all sides involved.
Not having access to intergenerational wealth but having a special interest in food preparation, their first book, a cookbook called Intergenerational Cooking is a method for Marty to pass down something of value to their descendants as well as their connections.
Marty is currently finishing their first memoir, The Car that Ran on Prayers.
You can connect with Marty on their website or social media platforms:
Website: MESlighte.com
TikTok: GrandyMarty