I first recognized my creativity as a writer after winning an essay contest as child and being published in a local newspaper. It has been my dream to become a writer ever since. I was raised in si...ver maisI first recognized my creativity as a writer after winning an essay contest as child and being published in a local newspaper. It has been my dream to become a writer ever since. I was raised in single-family household with my three siblings in Augusta, Georgia. I left home at eighteen to serve my county. After several years in the service, I left to raise my son in Maryland, where I completed my bachelor’s degree in health care administration and human resource management.ver menos