S. Schirl Smith is a writer, photographer and holistic nurse living on the Seacoast of New Hampshire. Her memoir in progress is Desperado, Song of the Outlaw, a story of grief and hope, and the connection with loved ones that lasts forever.
Her essays have been published in WBUR’s Cognoscenti, Pangyrus, Silver Birch Press, Kind Over Matter, and the Journal of Holistic Nursing. Photography has been featured in Barren Magazine and L’Ephemere Review. She is a member of the Boston-based GrubStreet writing community and the New Hampshire Writer’s Project.
Smith has a BA from the University of New Hampshire, a Diploma in Nursing from Peter Bent Brigham School of Nursing, and a MSN from Drexel University. She has always been fascinated by the infinite possibilities of the world, and has owned a holistic wellness center, worked as a creative coach, taught meditation and self-development classes, along with working in nursing in hospital and community settings.