Kay and her younger brother and sister were adopted into separate homes and she was raised an only child in a small rural community in Southeast Kansas. Kay graduated from McCune Rural High School and was a non-traditional college student for while earning an equivalent of two years of courses later in life. Kay has written three books and is working on her fourth book at this time. ROFLOL is a book about a Cheeto Kay named Chet who caught the end of her finger at the bottom of a bag of Cheetos. The book describes a few experiences with Chet the Cheeto while he shared her apartment. TRUST is her second book and is a brief compilation of some of her poetry with snapshots she has taken through the years. SET FREE is her book of poetry which she wrote during 1972 thru 1996, compiled and illustrated as Soulspiration under the name skaybishopics for social media.