About the author

Erin McCole Cupp

<p>Erin McCole Cupp is a wife, mother, and lay Dominican who lives with her family of vertebrates somewhere out in the middle of Nowhere, Pennsylvania. Her short writing has appeared in&nbsp;<em>Canticle Magazine, The Catholic Standard and Times, Parents, The Philadelphia City Paper, The White Shoe Irregular, Outer Darkness Magazine,</em>&nbsp;and the newsletter of her children&rsquo;s playgroup. She is a contributor to&nbsp;CatholicMom.com&nbsp;and has been a guest blogger for the&nbsp;Catholic Writers Guild.&nbsp;Her other professional experiences include acting, costuming, youth ministry, international scholar advising, and waiting tables. &nbsp;When Erin is not writing, cooking or parenting, she can be found reading, singing a bit too loudly, sewing for people she loves, gardening in spite of herself, or dragging loved ones to&nbsp;visitors centers&nbsp;at tourist spots around the country.&nbsp;</p>