Image courtesy of the Author Deb Carpenter-Nolting is a writer, songwriter, poet, and performing artist from Bushnell, Nebraska. The video link shares a digital story which helped the author process her emotions after her daughters were involved in an auto accident. "Mile Marker 436" appeared in printed form in the  Gering Citizen January 7, 2010. If you would like to learn more about Deb, you can find her website here .