Life is all about stories. From fairy tales at bedtime, to conversations around the dinner table, to movies in the theater, to articles in the newspaper, we are all surrounded and shaped by stories. I’ve always loved stories and wanted to tell them. During my time growing up in Rock Springs, I wrote stories, (part of) a novel, and fanfiction. I graduated from Western Wyoming Community College with an Associate of Arts degree in English and a creative writing certificate. Then I transferred to Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, and graduated with my Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing and a minor in Spanish. The Spanish minor wasn’t planned, but then, neither was working in journalism. I studied creative writing for a reason. I’ve always loved writing novels, poetry, plays, short stories -- anything fictional, and not so much anything factual. I didn’t think journalism was the type of writing I would enjoy. But journalism is in my blood and my life drew me toward it despite myself.