As a kid, I had many opportunities to travel, camp, and hike in the wilderness. My love of nature and exploring the outdoors flourished as an adult. I have hiked, backpacked, and river rafted extensively in the mountains and deserts of the Four Corners region. I recently moved to California and fell in love with trail running. Being active in the outdoors is one of my biggest inspirations as far as writing goes, but also my experiences of being a woman and trying to understand human nature, especially from the perspective of a woman. I have never had any kind of formal training in creative writing, but have had a lot of fun getting into it recently. I am an English teacher by profession.