Third-generation Democrat who walked away. Now writing the stories others won't touch.
I am a third-generation Democrat who walked away in 2020 when the party I grew up with failed the values it once claimed to defend. That painful break inspired Life in Woke America — a gripping thriller about truth versus power, faith and family, and one man’s fight to protect sovereignty in a nation under siege.
With decades as a leading cybersecurity expert, founder of multiple successful businesses, and someone who has witnessed government systems from both inside and outside, I bring authentic weight to Xavier King’s high-stakes journey.
I am from a small dusty town 20 miles from the beaches and bottom of California. Born Jewish among migrant Okies, quieted Germans, and a black family doctor
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Equipped with a strong left arm and quick bat, I gained acceptance where resistance might have waited. As a young boy I learned that delivering real value opens doors.
3,000 books later — more Christian than not — the yellow brick road carried me from dirt fields in Arkansas to Harvard research and 3 million software users across 22 countries.
I have loved
… and been loved
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…facing down evil where it never should be…
I follow the love of my Texas wife — a rancher’s daughter, double DAR — who never fully left the ranch. And so today… this is also where I am from.
…spending ever more days in the Texas towns, of Amarillo and Canadian.
I am from south California, via Cambridge, Mass. I am also from a beautiful beach town south of LA...
Thanks to Mary Pipher for the poetic format. Read my letter of resignation from the Democratic Party →
Witness the journey from the black "Welcome" carpet to the national stage.