Ashley DawnAlthough author Ashley Dawn now self-identifies as a "romantic," she actually spent much of her life focussed solely on her education. It wasn't until she was in her mid-twenties, with a bachelor's degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography under her bet, and a full-time position established as an Ultrasound Technologist in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, that she allowed herself to start exploring the unfamiliar world of modern dating, which was wholly outside of her comfort zone. It wasn't long before she began writing poetry as a way to process those experiences and emotions-good and bad. It has since become one of her favourite pastimes, as well as the most therapeutic, allowing her to express herself in ways she'd never before experienced.

By publishing this collection of her poems, Ashley hopes that other people (especially young women) will find comfort in seeing their struggles reflected in someone else's words and experiences and knowing that they are not alone.

When Ashley is not working, dating, or writing, she enjoys hiking, drawing, oil painting, and collecting sea glass along Nova Scotia's beautiful coasts.

"I've always been the type to say what's on my mind, but my pen speaks greater truth than my tongue ever could. That's why I fell in love with the power of poetry."

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