Allie is a freelance writer in California. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in English, and learned that water will freeze instantaneously on the ground when it's cold enough, Ulysses isn't as scary as it is awesome, and wearing Dodger gear in the Midwest can be a polarizing thing. When she's not writing she's reading, watching movies, working out at the gym (while probably wishing she was not at the gym), or trying to teach her dog to stop stubbornly refusing to "come here" when requested.