AWARD WINNING AUTHOR
wife, mom, survivor
⟵ and creative introvert
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hi there, I’m Tamika
I am a Bay Area wife, mom, and award-winning author. I write stories that encourage healthful family dynamics, and upend cycles of generational trauma.
I always knew I wanted to be a writer.
I just didn’t know how to make it happen
… until now…
writing is cathartic
It helps me become a better person.
My stories will make you laugh, cry, and evolve.
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family
[fæmli] noun.
life’s greatest blessing, a group that dreams, laughs, plays and loves together. those whom you can always count on. always present not only in the good times. the most precious gift.
my story
I grew up in Oakland with my multi-dimensional extended family. Families are complicated, right?
Everybody wants to do the right thing but life doesn’t always work out as planned. Growing up, I experienced tremendous loss, grief, and insecurity in my family. I didn’t realize the depths of my trauma until I re-read some of my old journals.
Therapy was life-changing and I learned to manage my trauma in ways that didn’t hinder my growth or ability to enter into loving, genuine relationships.
My experiences lend to the core of my stories. I write about experiences we are sometimes afraid to discuss. My characters are flawed, they lie and drink too much, but they are worthy of love and are trying to improve. My characters are people you know.