Palpant, Ben: - Ben Palpant grew up in Kenya, Africa as the son of a missionary doctor. At the age of 10, his family moved to the Pacific Northwest where he fell in love with his high school sweetheart. They have five children. In his latest book, Letters From The Mountain, published by Rabbit Room Press, Palpant unpacks a lifetime of wisdom gained through the long, hard work of learning to write and to live well.