Going to the Moon , Duke University Press
forthcoming July 14th. Read first chapter here.
- “accessible and thought-provoking” – Sara Verstynen, Booklist
- “Going to the Moon is an eloquent and engaging memoir.” – Meg Nola, Foreword
- “luminous, engaging prose” – Timothy Morton, Rita Shea Guffey Chair of English at Rice University.
- “Sally Ashton has an uncommon story to tell” – Erika Howsare, author of The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with Our Wild Neighbors

Poet, writer, teacher, editor, skywatcher~
Poem on the Moon! March 2, 2025 “4.6 Billion Years” archived
on Mare Crisium with the Lunar Codex time capsule.

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