Hays Blinckmann is an author, journalist, and artist who has called Key West home for more than two decades. Known for both her fine arts career and her work as a journalist with The Keys Weekly, she made her literary debut with In The Salt (2015), which garnered widespread attention. Her second novel, Where I Can Breathe, continues to resonate with readers, while Here, Kitty—her third book—showcases her sharpest humor yet. She is also the author of the young adult novel Yell Out Loud.