Sheryl Lynne Thomas-Perkins

Sheryl Lynne Thomas-Perkins is an unapologetic optimist, award-winning poet, speaker, and writer, and an art collector. Her work has been published in USA TODAY, The Los Angeles Times, The Victorville Daily Press, The Atlanta Tribune, The San Bernardino Sun, LA Watts Times and more. She received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Science degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and began her collegiate studies at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. Sheryl is a lifelong learner who recently completed studies in England, at Oxford University and is chronicling that experience while finalizing her first non-fiction book. She lives with her husband who often graciously doubles as her proofreader, and their feisty miniature pinscher Waverly.