About Ashley Paige
Ashley Van-De-Cruize Lampkin
Bestselling Author, Nurse, Graphic Novelist
Nurse by Day. Storyteller by Soul.
Ashley Van-De-Cruize Lampkin is the creative force behind Dirty Wordsmith. As a nurse, author, graphic novelist, and storyteller, Ashley turns raw emotion, lived experience, and human complexity into stories that feel vivid, honest, and unforgettable. Her work spans books, poetry, comics, romance, mystery, and visual storytelling, all with a focus on creating characters and worlds readers can deeply connect with.
Through Dirty Wordsmith, Ashley is building more than a collection of books. She is creating a storytelling universe that includes Na Makasi: Ancestral Awakening, future graphic novels, a nurse-inspired comic series, animation development, and exclusive members-only writing.
Where Real Life Meets Imagination
Ashley’s background in healthcare gives her stories a deeply human edge. Her writing explores the emotions people carry, the choices that shape them, and the strength it takes to keep becoming. Whether she is writing romance, mystery, poetry, comics, or nurse-inspired stories, her goal is to create work that feels bold, emotional, and alive.
Dirty Wordsmith is home to Ashley’s books, comics, digital releases, signed copies, merch, exclusive writing, and upcoming creative projects.
From Na Makasi to her nurse comic series and future animation work, Ashley is building a world where readers, fans, and supporters can follow the journey from idea to finished story.
Explore the Stories
Step into Ashley’s world through books, comics, exclusive writing, merch, and the projects still being brought to life.
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