Heather Waugh has a bachelor's in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Missouri - Columbia. While her day job is all about digital shopping assortment strategy, her passion is writing fiction. When she is not partnering with her husband to chase her three kids and two dogs around while baking homemade bread and going to the lake, she creates characters who are going through challenging times in unprecedented circumstances. She also maintains a Substack newsletter at beatthestream.substack.com that covers topics on the harsh and beautiful realities of parenting balanced with self-identity and growth (and perhaps an occasional post about the Kansas City Chiefs, as a lifelong fan of the team).