Karson Brown grew up sailing and living aboard boats in The Pacific Northwest. She turned 21 on a fishing vessel in The Bering Sea and crossed The Atlantic Ocean aboard a 34-foot sailboat during hurricane season before turning 30. Karson raised her two children along the shores of Vashon Island surrounded by a menagerie of critters. She is a writer, photographer, artist, and lifelong devotee of water. Karson is an alumna of Joyce Maynard’s Write By The Lake Workshop, in Guatemala. She currently resides on Alki Beach collecting shells and befriending seagulls. 48 Days to Barbados is her debut novel.