L.J. Miller was born in a small but beautiful Spanish speaking country in Central America. When he was a young boy his mother gathered up her kids and came to the United States in search of a better life. He wound up in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, where he struggled to fit into a place where he was teased for talking ‘funny’. L. J. immediately immersed himself into his schoolwork to learn the ‘native’ language in hopes of becoming ‘Americanized’. Reading and writing became his most powerful subjects and his teachers lauded him for his style of writing. He began to write short stories in his spare time and handed them in as extra credit for homework. He impressed his teachers throughout his years in Public School and had his stories printed in the yearbook. He was chosen to be the Valedictorian of his graduating class and wrote a heartfelt speech that impressed the faculty, staff, and parents that attended the ceremony.

L. J. was faced with the same obstacle in Junior High School as when he first arrived to Brooklyn, he didn’t fit into this new environment. Instead of patterning what he did in Public School, he decided to find another way to fit in. He hooked up with the wrong crowd and soon began to take a different form and direction. His love for reading and writing was put on hold because he had something else to take its place. He embraced the street life to the dismay of many of his family members and soon left his mother’s house at the tender age of 15. L.J. was forced to dive into the seedy underworld of the streets in order to stay alive. After 10 years of illegal activities L.J.’s luck ran out and he was incarcerated. 

The turning point of L.J.’s life came with the birth of his first child. Life suddenly had a purpose and he realized he had to become a responsible and positive role model for his daughter. He rescinded all his illegal ties and enrolled in a Community College and graduated with an A.A.S. degree. While in college, his passion for writing was rekindled and again he began to write short stories and poems. His inspiration for writing urban fiction came from the tragic lost of one of his closest and dearest friend to the streets.

L.J. writes from experience and hopes that his detailed and graphic stories can bring some reality to what the ‘real’ streets have to offer and show what the inevitable results of living reckless will reap.