LISA COLE is a born, raised, and seasoned Southern storyteller. She fell in love with the power of narrative early on and began writing short stories at age 6. Today her chief subjects are love, motherhood and sibling bonds, and she gives a recognizable Southern voice to the visceral emotions sparked by our daily human encounters. Digging into individual histories and exploring family relationships, she writes under the motto, “Stories Bond Us All.”

Over the past decade, Lisa has developed into an eclectic freelance writer and editor for blogs, websites, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, schools, and more than 12,000 social media followers. In May 2018, she posted an appreciation of Meghan Markle’s mother that went viral and garnered 1.4 million reactions in just 24 hours. She has also contributed research and writing to a number of print magazines and books.