Dan Erickson is  a minimalist. He spent most of his life trying to simplify. He rejects the ways of consumption and waste and prefer to produce and renew.  He is an author of several books and a single Dad. Dan Erickson Vroom Veer Stories Living in a cult as a slave boy.  How did that happen?Transitioning from cult back to freedom in foster care.How did Dan learn to forgive people after being in a cult?How Dan used writing and blogging as his own therapy for PTSD, which he didn't know he had.Finishing up a trilogy of novels based on his experiences living in a cult & his recovery.Turned off internet for the summer to unplug.  How did that work out?How did you get interested in a more simple life? Dan Erickson Links WebsiteA Train Called ForgivenessAt the Crossing of Justice and MercyAlways On:  Language in an Online and Mobile World, by Naomi BaronEssentialism:  The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg Mckeown