J.L. James resides in the Detroit, Michigan area. Besides family and friends, his next loves are the Bible, writing, golfing, and traveling.He wrote his first book entitled: There Was a Time... Chronicles of a 20th Century Survivor in 2007 where he explored the dynamics of regionalprejudice: disliked simply because of where you come from.He also co-wrote a short story about an eccentric but lovable grandfather called Bud. The Other Side of Color explores the premise that prejudice quite often resides within the same ethnicity across all races. This one happens to be African American.J.L. James is currently writing a memoir about facing Cancer in a loved one and the repercussions that are, seemingly, just as painful. But, to his surprise, a new life commences that leads him to a strange, but beautiful place called...Nicaragua and to something else he never saw coming: The Road Back!