Roderick Saxey is a semi-retired physician living in eastern Washington. His background includes service as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, degrees from Brigham Young University and George Washington University Medical School, 12 years in the United States Air Force, and many years’ service in various medical practices and callings in the Church. Interests include history, religion, archaeology, science, gardening, and more.

He has been writing about one thing or another for the last sixty years or so, mostly essays. As of 2023 book length publications include ALL ENLISTED: A MORMON MISSIONARY IN AUSTRIA DURING THE VIETNAM ERA, THE FEDERALIST: EXCERPTS AND COMMENTARY, TURNING THE HEARTS: COUNSEL FOR MY DISTANT DESCENDANTS, THE TRILLIUM GIRL, and CHRONICLE OF THE LAKE, with more to come. 

He and his wife, Lisa, have six children, 10 grandchildren, and four dogs.