About Ashton

I’m a multimedia creative with a deep love for the Pacific Northwest.

I’ve explored a multitude of adventures and creative pursuits: guiding whitewater trips, GS ski racing, road-tripping through the states, gloriously quitting a cubicle job to start my own venture photographing elopements — documenting wild love stories across the remote landscapes of Washington, creating postcards and poetry and fine art landscapes along the way.

I’m passionate about parks and public lands, outdoor advocacy, typography, postcards, and all things PNW.

I write a blend of speculative fiction, literary, queer romance, and poetry. My writing is gritty, earthy, and a little surreal—inspired by the wild beauty of the Pacific Northwest and the rugged terrains of human existence and interconnectedness. In 2022 I published my chapbook From the Ashes which explores queer identity, grief, and re-becoming.

I live in downtown Seattle with my husband Dale and tiny void-cat Stella. When I’m not out in the mountains, you might find me strolling Pike Place Market or in a quiet café corner working on my novel Lookout.