I am a native of Idaho.  I was born three months too early with a disability and wasn't supposed to be able to walk, talk, see, hear or have any semblance of a normal life.  My mom however, knew I was more than a disability.  She made sure I did everything I was capable of to reach my potential.

Coming from a large family, it was either "Keep up or gwt left in the dust."  It was my love of reading and writing that gave me the tools to do what I knew I was destined for; to become a writer.