I enjoy reading and writing, of course. I also love biking, movies, video games and NPR (if you don't know, you need to ask somebody).
Music
Jill Scott, the Roots, Mos Def, Common, Sneaker Pimps, Erika Badu, Black Eyed Peas, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Talib Kweli, Company Flow, Bahamadia, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell--N.E.R.D., Diana Krall, Cadillac Jones, BLK Swan, Fiona Apple, Natalie Merchant, Malcolm Dalglish (hammer dulcimers are the bomb), Bob Marley... Q Live at Wits End Poetry
Fight Club, American Beauty, Donnie Darko, Secretary, The Lord of the Rings--The Return of the King, Pitch Black, Bad Boys, S.W.A.T., the Goonies, Big Trouble in Little China, Enemy at the Gates, Crank, G.I. Jane... Bluz Live at Wits End
Battlestar Galactica, Chappelle Show, Family Guy, nearly anything on Adult Swim, Six Feet Under, Rome, Mailcall (Hoorah!), My Wife and Kids, The Berney Mac Show (even though they cancelled it), the Simpsons, King of the Hill, Drawn Together, Dead Like Me, Weeds, Nip/Tuck, House, the Boondocks...
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huey's sword fight
anything Stephen King but The Gunslinger in particular; R. Scott Bakker (The Prince of Nothing series); Naomi Novik (The Tamereir series); The Harry Potter series; Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles); the entire freakin world of Krynn; Wicked--the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West; The US Army Survival Guide; Sun Tzu (The Art of War); The Mists of Avalon; anything Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Chinese, Native American, or West Indian mythology; The Alchemist, C.J. Cherryh (The Dreaming Tree, The Tree of Swords and Jewels), Toni Morrison (Paradise), Neil Gaimon (American Gods)...
Heroes
My parents, for their daily commitment to one another.
My brother, Shaka, for his bravery and leadership under withering fire, both in Desert Storm and in the current fiasco known as the Iraqi Conflict.
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Modern Languages
Minor: Secondary Education
Clubs: Spanish Honor Society
Greek:
Alpha Phi Alpha
1997 to 2001
Sumter High School
Sumter, SC
Graduated: 1996
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Spanish Club, Chorus
About me: I am an author, currently promoting a book of short stories entitled, Blood on the Page. I am editing my newest novel, The Deserts of Sorrow: Merynda's Choice. Stay tuned for more info. on this piece. Also, I am nearing completion of my first children's novel entitled, The Golden Grasshopper.
As always, if you have bought a copy of the book, thank you for your support.
omG...For whatever reason, I just read BLOOD ON THE PAGE for the first time. WOW!!! is all I can really say. I'm just sorry I waited so long...It's awesome, Luis!
