Fourteen years old, the last week of junior high school I sat with my English teacher in her classroom watching her sign my yearbook. She closed it, handed it back to me and gave me hug. "Good luck to you."

 

As I walked down the hallway, I flipped through the book to locate her signature. What she wrote brought a smile to my face. "Keep writing!"

 

Sixteen years old, I sat at my desk in high school History class staring down at a blank piece of lined, white writing paper. We had been given an assignment to write a poem or an essay for Black History Month on the theme, Being Black with Pride and Dignity. 

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Well, I for sure was not going to spend the time writing an essay so I set my mind and thoughts on a poem. Two weeks later I received my first-place prize and trophy.

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This is how it all started for me. Throughout my life I've penned screenplays and a poem that was received by the National Poetry Library.

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My first published piece was a short story of the effects that teenage rape, betrayal and unforgiveness can have on adulthood. 

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Published books include two faith-based, non-fiction works and currently working on a short story, and a novella, with my first novel in the editing stage.

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A survivor of meningioma, a brain tumor, I have successfully journeyed through two brain surgeries within a span of five years. My latest book MAGNIFICENCE BEYOND: A PRESENTATION OF FAITH was penned while healing from the latest surgery. It chronicles my path of faith from discovery to recovery.

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Manifestation of authorship came later in my life which is a reminder, no matter your age or life's obstacles, to never give up.