Amanda Hughes

Amanda “Mandy” Hughes is the author of more than a dozen works of literary and Southern Gothic fiction by pen name A. Lee Hughes. She is the founder of Haint Blue CreativeŽ, a space for readers and storytellers to explore, learn, and create. She’s also a tarot enthusiast who uses the cards to enhance creativity and foster wellness. Her book "Mystic Storyteller: A Writer’s Guide to Using the Tarot for Creative Inspiration" and companion tarot deck are helping her peers do exactly that. Mandy works as a visual and instructional designer, and she holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Psychology. When she’s not writing, she enjoys the movies, theater, music, traveling, nature walks, birdwatching, and bingeing "The Office." Mandy lives in Georgia with her husband and four sons, two of whom are furrier than the others (but not by much).