I’m a married father of nine: six girls, three boys. From Ocala, FL, raised in Ocklawaha, FL. My audiobook is about my coming up in a less-fortunate place. It’s basically about the different things I went through as I grew up. How my mom and grandma struggled to keep food, clothes, and a roof over the head of my sister and I. How we lived in an old wooden house my granddad built that was about to fall apart. With no hot water and a PVC pipe for a shower head. You could see through the floor between the toilet and the bathtub. Sitting on the toilet was like a roller coaster ride, hoping you don’t fall through. But, hey, Grandma and Ma pulled through the did the best they could.

I was young and wanting to help. "So, what to do?" I thought. All that’s around me is drug dealers, nobody going to school. They are thinking school’s just another way of slavery. Just a way to teach me a way to work for another man, build his dream. So, nine times out of 10, if you are around something long enough, eventually you’re going to want to try it.

I watched these people make quick easy money. My family needed it, so I went in, and since my dad is already in it, just being on the other side made it easier. So I started making money and taking care of my family. A typical kid with a hard head, I was. I summed it up; if I told you everything, I would have never finished this audiobook. But my going to prison changed my outlook on my life, made me want to do more in life. I hope you guys enjoy my story and share it with family and friends.