About The Author

Writing and reading has always been my favorite escape hatch. As a kid, I filled notebooks with stories, some wildly imaginative, others loosely inspired by whatever bit of history I was obsessed with at the time. But when it came to college, I chose a more practical path. I put myself through the University of Illinois and earned a degree in Occupational Therapy, figuring I would need a steady paycheck to tackle student loans.

It turns out the world of S.O.A.P. notes (that stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan) is not exactly a breeding ground for creative expression. Over time, those clinical notes nearly squeezed the storytelling right out of me. Later, I earned a Master of Science in Business Administration from Notre Dame and got swept up in the demands of professional life.

I dabbled in writing here and there, mostly essays about moments that struck me as either
deeply moving or wildly frustrating, but the idea of writing a novel stayed tucked in the back of
my mind, collecting dust.