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"Good Day,How is everything with you, I picked interest on you after going through your short profile and deemed it necessary to write you immediately. I have something very vital to disclose to you, but I found it difficult to express myself here,…"
Apr 3, 2012
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SUMMARY OF "LIFE'S GAMBLE"

They say life consist of many gambles. We all have to make decisions.Coming up in the bottom of Southeast Raleigh, street knowledge on how to “get money” and become a “ride or die” chick to a boss drug kingpin is the only world to which Fallon Stevens can relate. With her mother and grandmother dead and gone, and her only sibling behind prison bars, the young and pregnant Fallon gets her final reality check when she is involved in a home invasion. After visualizing death through the traumatic…See More
Dec 13, 2009
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About Me:
WHATS UP PEOPLES LOUNGE
I'M CHAKARA
A 27 YEAR OLD PUBLISHED AUTHOR OF THE RALEIGH DURHAM AREA. I JUST RELEASED MY FIRST BOOK ENTITLED "LIFE'S GAMBLE" ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IM LOOKING TO NETWORK WITH OTHER WRITERS AND ARTISTS IN MANY WAYS IN THE FUTURE!

CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE @ WWW.LIFESGAMBLE.COM FOR MORE INFO ON YOUR GIRL!

I WISH EVERYONE THE BEST OF LUCK IN THEIR VENTURES AS ARTISTS AND CREATORS!

XOXO
CHAKARA
My Birthdate:
OCTOBER 7, 1982
My Birthplace:
RALEIGH N.C.
My Hometown:
RALEIGH N.C.
My Website:
http://LIFESGAMBLE.COM
My Favorite Website:
http://LIFESGAMBLE.COM
My Favorite Places on Earth:
THE COMFY PLACE OF SOLITUDE WITHIN MY MENTAL
THE ARMS OF MY CHILD
THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY
MY GIANT COUCH. LOL
My Favorite People:
THE REAL ONES.
My Favorite Books:
LIFE'S GAMBLE
PUSH
MILLIONAIRE MISTRESS
COLDEST WINTER EVER
My Favorite Movies:
PRINCESS AND THE FROG
CRYBABY
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
MO' MONEY
PRECIOUS
SCARFACE
SHOTTAS
My Career:
HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, PUBLISHED AUTHOR, HUMAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN
My Accomplishments:
LIFE'S GAMBLE
NC UNCOVERED DVD
BANG NO MORE (INDEPENDENT FILM--JUNE 2010)
Why I'm Here:
Professional, To Network, To Make Friends, To Learn, To Change the World
My Passion:
I AM A YOUNG DRIVEN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN WITH THE PASSION TO CREATE STORIES THAT DEMONSTRATE PATHS OF SUCCESS LEADING FROM DARK TUNNELS OF DESTRUCTION.------I ALSO TRAVEL TO SPEAK TO YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN LIVING OR AFFECTED WITH HIV/AIDS
My Hopes:
TO ASSIST MY COMMUNITY IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE
My Dreams:
TO HAVE MY DREAMS CARRIED ON BY THOSE GREATER THAN I AM

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SUMMARY OF "LIFE'S GAMBLE"

They say life consist of many gambles. We all have to make decisions.



Coming up in the bottom of Southeast Raleigh, street knowledge on how to “get money” and become a “ride or die” chick to a boss drug kingpin is the only world to which Fallon Stevens can relate. With her mother and grandmother dead and gone, and her only sibling behind prison bars, the young and pregnant Fallon gets her final reality check when she is involved in a home invasion. After visualizing death through the… Continue

Posted on December 13, 2009 at 8:22pm

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At 2:07am on April 3, 2012, STELLA KWALE said…

Good Day,

How is everything with you, I picked interest on you after going through your short profile and deemed it necessary to write you immediately. I have something very vital to disclose to you, but I found it difficult to express myself here, since it's a public site.Could you please get back to me on:( mrsstellakwale@gmail.com ) for the full details.

Have a nice day

Thanks God bless.

Mrs Stella.

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