Randy Young-Author/Illustrator
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | United States |
| Introduction | If you were to meet me, you would probably never guess something unique about me. Most people do not know that I was born with Polio. It was a rare thing, but I survived, and here I am. Polio affected my left leg from the knee down. I was paralized and did not have much control over my foot. When I began to learn to walk, I had a lot of difficulty. This lead to several operations in Birmingham, Alabama to give me more control over my foot. I wore a special brace from a child until Junior high School. The operations that I went through helped me be able to move from the brace to a regular shoe. I do not wear a brace anymore, but I do get tired and limp a little. I never let it slow me down much. It hurts some days, but no one ever knows. I keep it to myself. Of course, I could not play sports in high school. I had to turn toward other interests. This lead to working for ten years in the Public Library of Anniston and a great love for books. That in turn lead to Art and it all finally came together in my Children's Picture Book SleepyTown. |
| Interests | Reading, Writing, Movies, Anything Vampire, Painting, Drawing, Illustration |
| Favorite movies | Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Across the Universe, The Wizard of Oz, Gullivers Travels |