: About Me

I was born in Georgia, and spent a good part of my childhood traveling. As my father was active duty in the Army, our family has had to move several times as I was growing up. I've also lived in and visited Texas, Virginia, Florida, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Iowa, and Illinois; as well as other countries like Germany, France, Japan, and Egypt. While attending around fifteen different schools throughout my childhood, developing a personality that can adapt to numerous situations with many different types of people had become imperative. I can honestly say that I'm grateful to have experienced other cultures, but now as an adult, my least favorite thing to do is travel!

Since I was a child I've had a passion for writing. Even in the middle of my high school years, as an extremely troubled teen with diminishing grades, I still took pride in all of my school related and personal writings, and (almost) never submitted an assignment that was less than outstanding. I luckily outgrew this irresponsible adolescent phase, but my love for writing still remains.

My passion is ...

Health and Fitness

I know too much about ...

Health and Fitness

My parents always told me ...

Father: Try your best, Mother: Never fail

My favorite memory ...

Egypt: Pyramids of Giza, Sphynx, Red Sea scuba diving

Why I write ...

An exceptional, completed writing is like fine artwork. Any true writer will understand that. I can also organize my ideas in an understandable, comfortable flow. This is not usually how it comes out of my mouth.

My best moment ...

The first time my son was old enough to tell me he loved me.

My inspiration ...

My son, of course. My life revolves around him.

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