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About the Author:
I was born in Vincent,
Alabama to Mrs. Johnnie Mae Cohill-McCrimmon and Mr. Spencer McCrimmon
Sr. However, my father and mother separated when I was a very young
child. Therefore, leaving me to I grow up in the household with a single
mother along with my siblings. I have four brothers, Spencer McCrimmon
Jr (deceased), John Wallace, Edward McCrimmon and Curry McCrimmon
(deceased) and two sisters, Brenda Mayfield and Dorothy Utley.
Southern living was
great as a child, because I didn’t learn until later in years just how
poor we were. We grew up in a relatively normal household, involved in
everyday playful children activities; at least it’s what I thought at
the time. Certainly, we were having a little occasional sibling rivalry,
but yet loving one another, as families do.
Our mother
worked hard to keep us together, and she was the best mother she could
be, I
love her dearly. Mother always said, ‘You can do anything you put your
mind too, just trust in the Lord.” My mother taught us the golden rule;
do unto others as you have them do unto you. Also, she said, “Always
remember blood is thicker than water.” And mother said to each of us,
look out for one another, and we did when we were children.
I have been writing
since the age of ten, at least that’s as far back as I can remember just
writing poems. I always saw writing as a hobby, and nothing more. When I
write my thought down it’s like I’ am expressing myself to a good dear
friend. I love writing my own inscription when I send greeting cards. It
makes me feel good inside, just like I am in my own element; I feel so
comfortable.
I wrote my first play
in high school called, “Frazier’s Biscuit”, it was a comedy, my teacher
and classmates liked it very much. I have also written lots of poetry,
songs, and short stories over the years. In 1977, I wrote a novel called
the, “Mysterious Killing of Mr. Craig”; it was about a murder in a
high-rise building in downtown Detroit during the re-construction era. I
have written about everything under the sun.
I have never published
anything until now; the children book called “Can You Please Tie My
Shoes”, is my first piece of published work. But, I have written over
eight children books and have hopes of publishing them all, as well as
those I have yet not written.
Also, I have written a
book called the “Softer Side of a Black Woman”, it is compiled of
prayers, poems, inspirational stories, greeting card inscriptions and
much more. All the material is from the heart and life lessons.
My greatest joy in
life comes from my writing. Yet, don’t get me wrong I love my family
dearly and they can be a joy 95% of the time. But, writing gives me much
more than I could ever have imagined, and to think I never saw it as
anything but a hobby. In 2003, a light went off inside me and my
prospective changed; I began to see my writing as a gift from God.
I appreciate my
writing more than ever, now that I am embracing it as a gift from God.
Writing has given me hope when I had none, and it can sometimes put a
smile on my face. It has given me strength when I most needed it.
Writing help me through my roughest days, it gives me great comfort when
I need an ear to listen. My writing talks back to me and I hear every
word. I love writing, it’s the best friend I ever had, outside of God.
I look forward to
sharing more of my writing with my son, Kerry McCrimmon, and
grandchildren, Kerica, Akerrian and Chris Kerry McCrimmon. My family
means the world to me. I want to leave my inner self with them, parts of
me that they may otherwise not have known. My writing is part of the
better side and my softer side; I just want to share with them and to
the world.
I look forward to
sharing more about me later……
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