In an interview with Chapter House, the magazine of the Institute of American Indian Arts, RedCherries stated that she grew up with her birth parents but was later adopted by a family in Texas, a decision made "because of my mother’s love to want a better life for me.

[2] Later in life, RedCherries graduated from Arizona State University with a Juris Doctor degree.

[3] There, she had taken a creative writing course in her very last semester of law school called "Creative Writing in the Law" taught by writer Gary Stuart; the class was interested in how to make briefs more narratively legible and interesting.

[2] Deciding to continue with her writing practice, RedCherries subsequently attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop and graduated with an MFA in 2021.

[1] The book, somewhat based on RedCherries' own experiences, follows an indigenous child adopted and raised by a non-indigenous family outside of her reservation.