Ashley N. Y. Sheesley is a disabled author, scientist, animal lover, and a big fan of all things fantasy. In fact, she is only a scientist because she can’t figure out how to be a wizard in real life. When she’s not studying diseases or writing about dragons or werewolves, she loves to draw, paint, crochet, knit, spin wool, or venture out in the dead of night to Dark Sky zones and take photos of the stars. She lives with her husband and her small army of animals—a bearded dragon, two rabbits, and three cats. Her writing has been featured in Knee Brace Press, Artifice & Access: A Disability in Fantasy Anthology, and her debut YA contemporary fantasy, Child of the Dragon from Inked in Gray Press. She is represented by Kaitlyn Katsoupis at Belcastro Agency She can be found on Instagram and Bluesky @ashintheashes and Tumblr @chronicallydragons