B.A. Crisp’s life is a compelling trifecta of hardship, resilience, and triumph, one shaped by an unconventional journey.

Her story begins in rural Ohio, under the watchful eye of her one-legged grandfather—a tenacious electrical subcontractor and supervisor at two U.S. nuclear reactor testing sites. This unorthodox man possessed a love of scotch and cigars, and had a deep-seated curiosity for science and the supernatural. He sparked in Crisp a fascination with innovation and the mysteries of the universe. 

However, the same traits that made Crisp’s grandfather an iconoclast also led to her being placed in foster care at the age of six. Local authorities deemed his atheism and disdain for church unsuitable for a young girl’s upbringing. With her mother institutionalized at the Tiffin State Hospital, Crisp became a ward of the court and spent her formal years in the Ohio foster system.

Later, she was moved to a remote farm near government-restricted land. She turned to the natural world and to books for solace. She often escaped into the pages of novels, pouring her imagination and experiences into journals, while rumors of a mythical white Bigfoot roaming the area piqued her curiosity. She spent hours roaming the woodlands and studying nature, sometimes running into soldiers on remote training exercises. Years later, this farm and its mysterious surroundings would become the setting for her best-selling debut novel, Red Bird.

But Crisp's story was only beginning. After barely scraping through high school, a fateful encounter with a former associate of her grandfather at a strip club—a man who recognized her potential even when she didn’t—became the catalyst that altered her cosmic trajectory. 

Crisp pursued higher education, going on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from Ursuline College and achieving co-valedictorian honors from The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management. She refined her writing at the London School of Journalism and Oxford University’s Exeter College, proving that sometimes life’s hardest knocks reveal the strongest resolve.

Consequently, Crisp’s professional path is as diverse as her upbringing. She briefly worked as a Psychiatric Assessment Specialist in a major metropolitan hospital, where her natural ability to connect with at-risk youth, combined with her no-nonsense approach, challenged institutional norms. Her commitment to mental health and anti-human trafficking advocacy became a foundation of her later work. As a researcher and analyst, Crisp continues to study neutrinos, complex systems, arial phenomena, consciousness, spirituality, technological history, remote viewing, and theology. 

Today, B.A. Crisp stands as a celebrated writer, known for Red Bird and the acclaimed Quanta Chronicles Trilogy, alongside her first non-fiction Loosen Your Lotus and her latest release, How to Hug a Ghost. Robert T. Bigelow, formerly of Bigelow Aerospace, sent Crisp a letter thanking her for her books. He included Crisp’s collection as part of the  Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies Library. 

Crisp’s storytelling, steeped in the paradoxes of science and the supernatural, reflects her experiences of discovering life’s hidden truths. In addition to her literary work, she has contributed to strategic intelligence and national security, consulting for private contractors and acting as a liaison for public agencies. Her tireless efforts earned her a nomination for the Homeland Security Director’s Service Award in 2015, recognizing her impactful work in service of national mandates against human trafficking and she was named a 2015 Naples Illustrated Leading Lady. 

When not writing or working behind the scenes, Crisp humorously admits she enjoys covert misadventures—most of which, she assures, are imaginary. In sharing her story, B.A. Crisp invites readers to explore the depths of their own resilience, curiosity, and hope in the face of life's greatest challenges.