About the Author

Welcome to the official page of Black Ink and Parchment, home to Black Ink and Parchment poetry and the Cypress Mills novels.

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For micropoetry for those who are full of love and loss, moonlight and magic, and Bayous and Bourbon.

Alicia Brattin grew up in South Louisiana and fell in love with reading. While in high school, she met an English teacher who encouraged her writing, so she picked up a pen and never put it down. She has a B.A. in English Education from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Currently, she teaches English and History, sharing her love of literature and the past with her high school students. Obsessed with all things Louisiana, literary, romantic, and gothic, she spends her days researching Louisiana history, painting, writing poetry, and working on her Cypress Mills novels. She lives with her husband, son, and two adorable cats.