Kimberly PhinneyKimberly Phinney is an English professor, editor, writer, and counselor. She's been published in Christianity Today, Ekstasis, Fathom, The Dewdrop, and many more. She's won multiple awards for her poetry and is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet. Kimberly is a doctoral candidate in Community Care and Counseling and holds her M.Ed. in English. She was featured on Good Morning America and ABC News for winning a national educator award with the Nobel Prize family and teaching her students through her critical illness in 2023. Kimberly's debut poetry collection, Of Wings and Dirt, was a bestseller in 2024 and chronicles her illness and survival story. Exalted Ground was published in 2025. Her literary community, The Way Back to Ourselves, features a literary journal, podcast, and blog, as well as editing, publishing, and creative services. She lives in Florida with her husband, daughter, and old dog, Harper Lee. She visits the Blue Ridge Mountains as often as she can. Read More Read Less