Tonya was born in Richmond, Virginia. She attended city schools until her highschool years, which she spent at Maggie L. Walker Governoras School from which she graduated. She is an avid writer (unpublished) and enjoys exploring the Japanese culture. Though currently studying liberal arts, Tonya one day hopes to major in creative writing and minor in Japanese. This book is her way of allowing others into the emotional roundabout that her coping with bipolar depression has caused.