At the age of six, Ashley was in a car accident that left her paralyzed. As an adult, she often uses her writing to grapple with the different facets of disability, from the difficult to the hilarious. 

Currently, she lives in Indianapolis and works as a director of communications and a freelance writer.

Ashley received an MFA in creative writing from

The Ohio State University. Her work has appeared 

in Monkeybicycle, Superstition Review, 

Kaleidoscope, and Ruminate Magazine. 

Her op ed, "A Defense of Dependence," published in Pattern Magazine can be found here. Her essay, "Hail Able Bodies," is available from The Southeast Review and can be read here. Her blog, "My Body Is Not A Metaphor​," is available here.

Check Publications to read some of her work.