Born in the murky depths of the Mississippi River Delta, I was raised by an alligator and a she-wolf. The stability rendered by my parenting yielded an intense desire for adventure, and I quickly took to the streets. There, I made a decent living in the businesses of bookbinding and selling amphetamines. In a serendipitous twist of fate, I stumbled upon an anthology containing The Holy Bible, the Bhagavad Gita and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which altered my path and led me down the safer route of literature. Today I pursue creative writing at HSPVA and practice writing through School Buzz – and would be happy to blur the line between the two. Among the uncommon and unsung aspects of HSPVA, the school’s balance between academics and the arts is worth mentioning, with about three hours per day dedicated to each.