Marquin FranklinMarquin A. Franklin Sr. was born in Louisiana, and from an early age, writing has been his escape and his outlet to solve adverse situations. Growing up, he endured a constant struggle to maintain a positive position in life, and he will still not acept anything less than positivity. His inspiration comes from a place of having overcome many obstacles by placing ten toes firmly on the ground, which he still does to this day. A mantra he lives by is: If it is not beneficial it is artificial-meaning, if something does not hold subsistence it does not have any place in his life. Believing in right and wrong, there is not an area of gray. If you always put God first, everything will fall into place. Read More Read Less