Shannon Medisky is a former teacher, current writer, and passionate stress mitigation strategist.

After adopting their youngest son, it became clear that Shannon would have to leave teaching to manage their son’s many special needs at home. So, she traded the classroom for a cozy closet-turned-office at home, where she hides out and writes daily.

Shannon lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she enjoys the blanket of clouds, the drizzle of rain, and the company of her many cats—including an ample Tortie named Ginger, who thinks she owns the place. (She’s not wrong.)