Nastashia Minto

Nastashia Minto is an African American woman who was born in South Georgia and raised there by her grandparents. She grew up in poverty and around drugs, alcohol, and family violence. Her life experiences led her to obtain an associate’s degree in occupational therapy and a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She has been writing since she was nine years old and has found that her writing offers her another way to help people. Currently residing in Portland, Oregon, she has been a featured at many popular local reading series, including Unchaste Readers, Grief Rites, and Incite. Her writing has been published in SUSAN and in the Unchaste Anthology, volume III.

“I want to freely share in love, light, hurt, pain, connections, and intimacy in ways that are welcomed, explored and un-boxed. In these sections, I’ve unclothed myself on these white pages hoping that through my transparency you will see me Naked.”