Donovin Freeman was born in Charleston, SC in 1970. At the age of 8 he moved to College Park, GA. He graduated from M.D. Collins High School in 1987. After high school Donovin attended Chowan College where he played football. Quickly realizing that he didn't have much of a future in football Donovin began to take his writing courses more serious. Donovin however dropped out of college and toiled around for a couple of years trying to figure out what to do with his life. Always a good listener Donovin had heard many of the stories his grandmother, mother, aunts, and uncle told him about their t...