Lowen Thorne spent twelve years moving fast before she finally stopped. After leaving a demanding city job, she traded her commute for a daily walk along the same quiet path, and found she had more to say when she slowed down. Lowen now lives on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains where she writes alongside her two dogs, a garden that insists on teaching her patience, and an unreasonable number of half-finished cups of tea. She believes in long evenings, slow mornings, and the particular quiet that comes just before dark.