I had a modest upbringing in the Northern Virginia suburbs near Washington, D.C., where I currently live with my fiance and four of our combined five children. My short stories, all penned under the name Amber McGlothlin, have been featured on needleinthehay.net, freeflashfiction.com, alfiedog.com, and coming soon, thestoryshack.com. I am also working on the second draft of my first novel, and enjoy trying my hand at poetry from time to time.