Mary El spent the better half of her life finding time to scribble out thoughts between naps and playtime while working as a nanny in preparation for her long-term goal of caring for her own children.
She writes in a wide array of genres, but no matter the genre she loves to dig deep into themes of family, motherhood, memory, and the bittersweet moments of life.
Her debut novella, Dreaming of Ellie, is a psychological horror story following a mother's desperate search for her family and herself.
Writing has always been the place where Mary El makes sense of the world. Between caring for children and dreaming of her own family, stories became a way to hold onto the things that matter most and to explore the things that frighten her.
She is drawn to the joys and fears of ordinary life: the way memories hide, the way love can feel like loss, the way a home can become unfamiliar. Her work asks hard questions and sits with the discomfort of not always having answers.