Nat Bickel is an energetic writer who moves people to action with her words, with bylines in the Los Angeles Times, PopSugar, Glamour, Darling Magazine, and more. She’s also the author of the books The Catalyst, The Christmas Clue, and The Volcano No One Could See.

When she's not writing, you can find her taking film photos, pressing flowers, or blazing new trails with her husband.

Baccene’s short story “The Advent-ures of Phoebe’s Christmas Dwarf” appears in Home for the Holidays: A Christmastime Anthology (2025). Follow Bickel on Instagram @natmosfear, Facebook @natmosfear, Linkedin Natalie Bickel, Twitter/X @natmosfear, and her author website.