Ashley Roncaglione is a registered nurse living in Durham, North Carolina. She was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, and has lived in many of the South Atlantic states. She is a beekeeper, multimedia artist, and poet. Themes on mental health, trauma, and the human experience are sources of inspiration for her writing. She has been featured in several publications by Dark Thirty Poetry Publishing as well as Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine.