: About Me

Hello All,

Hailing from Philadelphia, PA, standing six feet even is an author by the name of Jerome Burt Jr. I write urban fiction that teaches inner-city teens and children to make the most of the time they have in a positive light. I push "looking at even the bad in life through a positive lens..." which enables young people to accept their failures and even to accept and forgive others that may fail them. With a merciful state of mind. In my spare time I enjoy playing basketball, reading about animals, playing chess, writing, and talking with total strangers about current moral issues. As far as goals are concerned my five year goals include, becoming a self-published author and millionaire by my twenty seventh birthday, I plan on purchasing a jet air-liner to travel the world and teach young folks everywhere about the advantages but mostly disadvantages of stereotyping; period.

My passion is ...

Seeing people learn from their mistakes

I know too much about ...

cooking

My parents always told me ...

I would be a great man someday

My childhood ambition ...

to become a gastroenterologist

My favorite memory ...

starting a 2 mile run in 50th place and finishing it in second

Why I write ...

Because the things in our minds if not respected and or pursued are left behind

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm reading the Bible and How to Publish, Promote, and Sell Your own Book by: Robert L. Holt, I'm listening to Thelonius Monk & John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, and I'm watching what I eat

My first job ...

Watching Children at a daycare facility

My best moment ...

The winter of 2000, when I attending the Univ. Of Bridgeport in CT. I slammed dunked on a guy so bad that my coach stopped practice

My inspiration ...

Jesus and His Love and Mercy and anything is possible with Him as your head provider mentality. Water believe it or not is also an inspiration because for it to be so simple in structure and function, it's so complex from a literary standpoint.

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