Cat Pleska was born in Hurricane, WV, and grew up there and in Pt.
Pleasant, WV. She is the only child of Jean and Vernon Hodges. She
married Dan Pleska in 1973, and they have one daughter, Katie. They
also share their home in Scott Depot, WV, with Lexi, a German
Shepherd, Plott Hound mix, and a black and white Tuxedo cat, Zoe.
Cat holds a BA in English (West Virginia State U), an MA in
Humanities (Marshall U), and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction
(Goucher College). She is a regular writer for Wonderful West
Virginia magazine and is an essayist on West Virginia Public Radio.
Her radio essay, Unexpected Harvest, was published in 2008 in
Hamilton Stone Review. She has three articles in the Encyclopedia of
West Virginia. Her memoir, The Last Storyteller, began as a thesis for
her MFA and eventually was polished into a manuscript. She works as
a freelance writer and editor, and is History Alive! character Frances
B. Johnston. In 2008, she created and performed WV native, and
Mother's Day founder, Anna Jarvis. It was broadcast on television
throughout the state on Mothers Day. Click on the FrancesJohnston
tab for more information. Click blog link to read about all things
Appalachian. She is currently teaching English at Strayer University in
Teays Valley, WV.
Born on Halloween, her life takes mysterious twists and turns at
times, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
This is Lexi, my
German Shepherd,
Plott Hound mix.
German Shepherd,
Plott Hound mix.
This is Zoe,
my tuxedo cat.
my tuxedo cat.
This is my
My
daughter,
Katie.
My
daughter,
Katie.
My husband Dan and me.
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Cat Pleska
