Kayla Rodney, author of Swimming Home, and instructional Designed for Clayton State University in Atlanta, has been writing since her time at Lusher Charter High School where she studied poetry as part of their certificate of artistry program. Since then, she has earned her PhD in English with a focus on education and Race and been working in different roles in higher ed. She is currently working on a small collection based around her interest in alternative spirituality and hopes to have it complete soon.