About the Author

Kimberly Carpel Damessous is a Haitian-born writer, artist, attorney, and author of A Quiet Voice Growing Loud (2025) and the bilingual children’s book Amelia’s Pet (2022). Raised in both Haiti and the United States, she writes to make sense of life’s complexities and quiet moments. Her freelance work has appeared in The Gainesville Sun. She lives with her husband, Lee, and their four imaginative children, who are her greatest inspiration.

KIMBERLY CARPEL DAMESSOUS