{"id":34,"date":"2014-07-17T03:46:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T10:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annhursey.com\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:47:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annhursey.com\/?page_id=34","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"34\" class=\"elementor elementor-34\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac3b1c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac3b1c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ed9f4\" data-id=\"c6ed9f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdc760 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6cdc760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/annhursey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AnnHursey1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annhursey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AnnHursey1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/annhursey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AnnHursey1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annhursey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AnnHursey1-600x464.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ann Batchelor Hursey<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ann Batchelor Hursey\u2019s work has appeared in the<i> Seattle Review, Crab Creek Review, Chrysanthemum, <\/i>and <i>Pontoon among<\/i> others. Ann has been awarded writing residencies with the Jack Straw Writers Program (Seattle, WA), Hypatia-in-the-Woods (Shelton, WA.) and Soapstone: A Writing Retreat for Women (Oregon). Besides collaborating with visual artists and musicians, she has written poems to compost and hand-made-things. Ann holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Pacific Lutheran University's Rainier Writing Workshop. Born and raised in Ohio, she now calls Washington State home.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea5d8f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea5d8f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-109c3f7\" data-id=\"109c3f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ebd15 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60ebd15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0c46a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad0c46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Teach Us And Show Us The Way\"\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66f73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-slider\" data-id=\"c66f73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_speed&quot;:800,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpzjs-slick wpz-slick wpz-slick--slider\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-img\" role=\"img\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/annhursey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Detail-Cedar-Grove-pavers-1024x768.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-img\" role=\"img\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/annhursey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20200412_134457-scaled-e1633762543765-1024x1024.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-img\" role=\"img\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/annhursey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210511_153711-scaled-e1633762490673-1024x1024.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-img\" role=\"img\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/annhursey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ann4.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpz-slick-img\" role=\"img\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/annhursey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ann3.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ann Batchelor Hursey Ann Batchelor Hursey\u2019s work has appeared in the Seattle Review, Crab Creek Review, Chrysanthemum, and Pontoon among others. Ann has been awarded writing residencies with the Jack Straw Writers Program (Seattle, WA), Hypatia-in-the-Woods (Shelton, WA.) and Soapstone: A Writing Retreat for Women (Oregon). 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