Not to Be

Katherine Ladny Mitchell wrote her first literary work—bound with rainbow-colored shoelaces—at age seven. Decades later, she still delights in weaving words together to craft intriguing, uplifting stories. A graduate of Covenant College with a B.A. in Sociology, Katherine has freelanced for years with narratives and articles in Tea Time Magazine, Chicken Soup for the Soul, a local health magazine, and a couple anthologies.

She's also authored a handful of books: Dr. Hickerup, Mrs. Trimitup, Don't Settle for a Fairy Tale, and Not to Be. ​When she's not writing, you can find Katherine practicing her latest tap dance routine in the kitchen, taking tea with her husband, caring for and showing off her 40+ animals on her Tennessee homestead, and parenting her five Mitchell munchkins. She also enjoys fire-breathing and fire poi-twirling on occasion—just to shake things up.