Dan Dougherty writes with the kind of quiet intensity that sneaks up on you. A poet, screenwriter, and storyteller of the deeply human, his work lives in the in-between: between memory and moment, belief and doubt, love and the long echo it leaves behind. His poems explore the griefs we carry, the places we return to (in thought if not in body), and the ways time and landscape shape the soul. Whether tracking snowmelt across a western riverbend or listening to the hush between breaths at midnight, Dougherty invites readers into a world where the sacred lives inside the ordinary—and nothing disappears without a trace. In addition to poetry, he is an award-winning screenwriter whose scripts have placed as finalists in top international competitions including PAGE, Austin, and the LA and NY Screenwriting Awards. He also works in public communication, helping real people tell real stories. He lives in Northern California, where the redwoods lean in close and the coast is never far from thought.