![]() ![]() He also spent time doing volunteer work at a homeless shelter as well as at a hospice for the terminally ill, where he escorted patients to support meetings. ![]() Palahniuk did not return to journalism until after becoming established as a novelist. He eventually left these positions to work as a diesel mechanic for truck manufacturer Freightliner, and stayed with this job until his writing career began to blossom. Palahniuk graduated in 1986 and moved to Portland, Oregon where he began working for local newspapers. While a college student he spent time working as an intern for National Public Radio member station KLCC in Eugene, Oregon. Palahniuk attended the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism. His parents would later divorce, leaving he and his three siblings to live with their grandparents on a cattle ranch in Eastern Washington state. Palahniuk was born on Februin Pasco, Washington, and spent much of his childhood in nearby Burbank, Washington living with his family in a mobile home. ![]()
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