I grew up in Brooklyn New York with my younger brother where we were both raised by my mother until I entered Lincoln High School, which is when I began living with my grandmother. Since I was four...view moreI grew up in Brooklyn New York with my younger brother where we were both raised by my mother until I entered Lincoln High School, which is when I began living with my grandmother. Since I was fourteen I knew I wanted to be a writer and I began posting short stories online for feedback. Beginnings are never easy, I received a lot of what the authors on the site I used called flames and they were harsh. As my writing improved, the need to share my work intensified but without the flames and hardships none of that would have been possible. I believe we all have an inner power that drives us, whether we have the credentials or not its those who never give up that wind up succeeding and not always in the most conventional manner.view less