I am a bibliophile English teacher from southeastern Massachusetts. I am fascinated by local history, especially the idea that King Philip’s War, the bloodiest war in American History, took place in my own backyard. I pride myself on being a feminist and a strong protagonist in my own story, and have often joked that I’d have been burned as a witch in colonial New England. I can usually be found pausing The Little Mermaid and subjecting my daughters to a lecture on the dangers of giving up their voices. I have a BA in English from Stonehill College, an MA in English from Simmons College, and I am currently working on my MFA in Creative Writing - Fiction at Southern New Hampshire University.