Heather Frese

Heather Frese is the author of The Baddest Girl on the Planet, winner of the Lee Smith Novel Prize. She has published numerous short stories, essays, and the occasional poem, earning notable mention in the Pushcart Prize Anthology and Best American Essays. Coastal North Carolina is her longtime love and source of inspiration, her writing deeply influenced by the wild magic and history of the Outer Banks. A native Ohioan, she currently writes, edits, and wrangles three small children in Raleigh, North Carolina. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok: @Heatherkfrese.

Ten Things I Can’t Do Without

1. Family time
2. That feeling you get when the sun sinks into your bones
3. The sound of my kids’ different laugh-tones
4. Shoes with arch support, but that are also cute
5. Deep friendships
6. Puns
7. My writing community
8. Ice cream
9. That ponytail band that’s stretched just right
10. Honeysuckle