People form the backbone of every good story
I was 18 years old, writing in a diary, trying to understand and yet to dissociate from the people who were once in my life. My dad. He was the inspiration for my writing before and after he passed away from his addiction.
Then it was the victims and perpetrators I worked with within Adult Protective Services, who each seemed to have a story discreetly held inside of them that was begging to be told.
My inspiration has since been reignited through interviews with incarcerated individuals at the Kentucky State Reformatory.
Just when I believe I can't possibly find another point of connection or understanding, I'm proven wrong. Time and again, people challenge my perceptions, broaden my perspective, and reveal unexpected layers of humanity.
And that's something I genuinely love.
Shedding Light on Dark Corners of Human Behavior, One Story at a Time
Addiction, severe mental illness, crimes, heartbreak, the deep sorrows of the human experience; let’s not pretend they don’t exist. Let’s read about them, talk about them, and connect over them.
All the Ways it Could End
All the Ways it Could End
All the Ways it Could End is a contemporary fiction novel inspired by the lived experiences of mentally ill inmates at Kentucky State Reformatory. At its heart is a developing relationship between two prison staff members, set against a backdrop of shifting perceptions, mental illness, and the often-blurred boundaries between objective truth and personal reality.