I began writing when I was fifteen years old and never thought much of it. I mostly kept my writings to myself until I reached college. While attending Western New England University, I began to show my poems and short stories to friends, both old and new and suddenly I began receiving compliments. I decided that maybe what I did purely for my own enjoyment may have a future. I sent an email to my History professor and included one of my short stories. He responded shortly that he knew nothing about writing… but there was something there.