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Jamila Gomez

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in Chicago, The United States

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Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Young Adult

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Jamila E. Gomez was born on January 15th, 1982 in Chicago, Ill. She is the youngest of three daughters. She faced challenges from the day she was born due to a birth defect called Spina bifida. She lived in Chicago for three years before she and her family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where she attended kindergarten in a wheelchair. However, she was able to maintain her own mobility soon.

After kindergarten, Jamila and her family packed up and moved to Lithonia, Georgia. There she attended Redan Elementary, Salem Middle, and Redan High School, graduating in 2000. Two years after graduation, she attended Georgia Perimeter College, where she majored in English. It was there where she developed an interest in writing poetry and editing. She ha ...more

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My Sheree Amore Excerpt

“What the hell is going on here?” Yvonnia asked. “You two know each other?”

“Mommy, this is my man. Or at least I thought he was my man.”

“Sheree . . . Yvonnia . . . I can explain.” Kane said, his voice trembling and his hands shaking. He could barely stand still.

“Let’s hear it,” Sheree said.

“Yeah. Kane, is it? Do tell,” Yvonnia snarled, backing Kane into a corner.

“Okay. Maybe I can’t,” he responde Read more of this blog post »

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Jamila Gomez’s books

Average rating: 4.31 · 48 ratings · 4 reviews · 16 distinct works

	Good Men Still Exist by Jamila Gomez (Goodreads Author), Marques Lewis 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birthday Girl 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pure Confessions it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pleasures of the Unknown 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pure Confessions, Volume II it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Sheree Amore it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pure Confessions Deluxe Edition 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Soft & Sovereign: Poems on Life, Love & Becoming 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jamila’s Quotes

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

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“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

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“Never trust someone that claims they care nothing of what society thinks of them. Instead of conquering obstacles, they simply pretend they don't exist.”
― Tiffany Madison

tags: overcoming, overcoming-obstacles, pretend, pretentiousness, society, trust, trustworthiness, vanity

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