Writer & Sociologist
Stories that unravel the things we carry.
I write about the complicated love between mothers and daughters, the weight of what gets passed down, and the courage it takes to finally look back.
Ph.D. Sociology·Novelist in Progress·Bend, Oregon
The Novel
Debut Novel
All She Gave to the Fire
Ashley Redwood
All She Gave to the Fire — a debut novel about what mothers give us, and what we have to give back.
A layered, emotionally precise story about generational trauma, the bonds between mothers and daughters, and the transformative power of confronting painful truths.
"Generational trauma can both imprison and ultimately transform us — when we find the courage to confront painful truths."Learn More →
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A regular letter from my desk — honest, unhurried, and written for anyone who believes in the power of telling hard stories well.
- —The occasional motherhood ramble
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- —Reading life: what I'm in, what I'm loving
- —On craft: structure, voice, the sentences that don't work
- —Dispatches from the novel-writing trenches
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A little about me
Armed with a Ph.D. and an obsession with the perfect pour-over.
I'm a sociologist-turned-novelist living in Bend, Oregon.
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