TRUE STORY. Bella survived an abusive powerbroker father with organized crime ties, a drug-addicted mother and a physically/sexually abusive brother. Shocking & inspirational. When she couldn't cry, she tattooed a crying angel to cry for her.
Writer of prose and poetry; self-published memoirist, Past Imperfect, Present Progressive; retired English teacher.
Background
Information
Kerry Wood went from a Catholic military boarding school (at age 4) to Yale University and a Master's Degree in English. He has published hundreds of articles and poems on Helium.com and is a past vice president of the Central California Writers Club, a division of the California Writers Club.
He self-published Past Imperfect, Present Progressive, a memoir, in 2006.
Birth Place
Long Beach, CA USA
Accomplishments
Blue Ribbon winner of The Joy of Writing poetry contest for Personal Journaling