David Fisher is a freelance writer based in Bend, Ore., where he and his wife are raising their two young children in a 25-year-old home on three acres. In addition to writing and editing for newspapers throughout the West, including the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, he has worked as a professional financial adviser.
My favorite place to live is anywhere my wonderful little girls are growing up. Right now it’s three sunny acres in the lava fields east of Bend, Ore., where the loudest sound is the whinny of a horse, but we’re only five minutes from the world-class restaurants of Bend, from kayaking, fishing and rafting on the Deschutes River, and from skiing in the snowy Cascades. Come to think of it, I’m not sure where I find the time to work."