THE LELAND SIDE - I was born on the day my memory was being in a cold place where two middle-aged people gave me comfort and I realized they were my parents in my mind, The Terrells(Kenneth & Mary). We lived in the Diggs Park Projects in southside Norfolk, Virginia. But as the story goes I became a scavenga and then life begun as most of us. I started with the training of cleaning floors which I felt was fun till I was all wet. My grandmother would sit me down to read to me and also taught me to read at an early age so when I started school writing was my main focus.
Today as of this writing my handwriting still gets compliments for being so pretty. Now the real story comes to light for me. My grandfather, Kenneth Terrell was a strong, brown complexion man who had a 6th grade education but was knowledgeable on his own terms. He was working for Virginia National Bank and could finance the household bills like no other person I’ve ever seen in my life. He had a side hustle on the weekends for which he would cut yards in the neighborhood and go to church faithfully every Sunday. The most favorite moment of my childhood was just meeting new friends but I hated moving which comes into the next story. I had peace and fun going to Raleigh, North Carolina during the summers but it was slow and boring at times. The trips on Trailways was fun to me watching the scenery and looking at God’s creation.
My beginning was based on a strict moral codes and the love of music was Classical, traditional Gospel and Country & Western. My life was peaceful somewhat with occasional hater-ade within the community and I din't like it.
THE LELUND SIDE……..I was born a Pisces under mysterious circumstances where my parents were never together in my memory but once and that was a pure disaster. I was part of a middle class family of police officers and military which branched into the local and federal government. I was told my family were also avid churchgoers who were involved in the realms of music of the church and the music industry. My father to my memory was a big bearded guy who was a gentle giant and he was the main reason why he kept me sane throughout most of my life. My mother was a beautiful woman who was a member of the (FBI) Federal Bureau Of Investigations and to my knowledge may have been doing secret undercover operations which is still closed but who knows how I will find out her assignments but I do know of one thats too hard to mention and it's history too.
My grandparents, Lucius Hollins and Zelda Carter-Hollins were two hard working people who just gave me and my cousins knowledge to help us with our future. My grandfather was a gentle but brutally honest man who can either hurt your feelings or just tell it the way he saw things from his own life experiences. He was a great cook and never allowed anyone in his space when preparing foods in the kitchen. My grandmother was a small lady who was a twin but she had distinguished features since she was a reflection of a white woman. She was a well educated lady with a love of helping people and cats. I think she had owned at at least 100 or more cats to my knowledge from all shapes, sizes and breeds. My early memory is cloudy because I was asleep as I was being relocated to Norfolk, Virginia.
I returned to D.C. early 1988 to discovered Lelund was my birth name so I adapted to this new identity.
THE ALTER-EGO SIDE........UNKNOWN WHEREABOUTS...........?????
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