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Catherine Pollock is a freelance writer, blogger, and social media specialist based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the author of Mirrors: A Short Story Collection and the upcoming release Overload: Short Stories For When Your World Flips Upside Down. Catherine studied history and creative writing at Northern Arizona University and spent a few years doing research for a construction publication before deciding to go it on her own.

Things that bring Catherine joy include lined sticky notes, cookies, sunrises, mountains, and giddy late night book chats with her sisters. She loves to travel, and when she doesn't have her nose stuck in a book or her fingers glued to a keyboard, she might be spotted jumping on a plane bound for somewhere far from the arid desert she calls home.

You can connect with her in the following ways:

On Facebook - Cat Pollock Writes
On TikTok - @catpollockwrites
On Instagram - @catpollockwrites
By email - admin@catpollockwrites.com

Whether it's a job opportunity or you just want to drop Catherine a line and let her know how much you love her writing, she would love to hear from you, and promises to get back to you as soon as she can.

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