Based in Atlanta, GA, C. R. Stroud (or Catie) lives with her partner, daughter, and two pug-like dogs. When she’s not writing messy, deeply relatable characters in accessible fantastical settings, she’s likely enjoying good food, singing karaoke into the night, or watching a true crime doc.
You can also find Catie as a cast member on the actual play podcast Shrimp & Crits, where she voices a wide range of witty, chaotic characters. Her love of TTRPGs began at age eleven, when she first watched her best friend’s dad run an epic campaign at the kitchen table. From that moment, she was hooked on collaborative storytelling. She spent much of her childhood writing fantastical short stories with friends before going on to earn a BA in English with a focus on creative writing. Her fiction draws inspiration from classic D&D campaigns—friendship, adventure, and humor are always at the heart of her stories.