Kate Gilronan is a writer, mother and prepper, though without ninety-nine percent of Ashley’s skills. She does have a master’s degree in Emergency Management though, so that provided depth and background for this book. Kate was raised in a place where the major environmental threat was tornadoes, went to college the first time in a place where it was blizzards, and now lives in a place where it’s hurricanes and floods. Her first favorite thing to do is spend time with her children and husband. Her second favorite thing to do is write. She has two dogs and a cat who severely complicate all of her bug out plans. You can find her on Instagram @kategilronan whenever she remembers to post.