My name is Ashley and I love to write. I have been keeping journals since I was six and it has been the most powerful practice of my life. When I write, it’s because something in my soul moved me to put it there. I am a creative to my core, treating every day moments as a chance for art to be born.

My background and experiences are spread in many directions - bachelor’s in dance, master’s in dance-movement therapy, working as a mental health counselor, and currently as a youth minister. I am discovering, more often that I realize, that I am not as alone in my non-linear journey as I might think.

I am married to a truly wonderful guy, Chris, and live in southern New Jersey with our son, puppy and two cats. An introvert to my bones, my favorite spaces to recharge are outside near water with coffee or in the corner of a dusty used book store.

You can find me online in a few spaces: Instagram @ashleyevansblack, Twitter @ashevblack, or contact me via email.