Simperium Issue 4: May 2020 | Page 59

My inspiration for my stories comes from reading books, watching all types of shows or just simply doing something and then all of a sudden an idea pops into my head and I just run with it. My favorite story character is "Dali Sanchez- Carter". Her story I have been writing for 4+ years to be precise. She takes after me, I love to give each of my characters a piece of me but when I created her I decided to give her more than just my name. She has my ethnicity, she's Latina from Puerto Rico and I thought it would be fun to give her something that's her own and made her half Ethiopian. She also has my personality, she's spicy, funky, clumsy, sweet, smart, ambitious, compassionate, loving and a giver. She has my birthday, June 27th, my zodiac which is cancer. You would say she's like my Simself but she isn't, her backstory is definitely not my story. Dali is a character who's been through so much since she was 5 yrs old, lost both her parents while they were serving our country in the Navy, her Godfather was her parents’ best friend and also served in the Navy with her father as a Navy seal, he raised her in China and there she learned their culture, language, Kung Fu and so much more. Once she graduated school she moved back to NY, life wasn't as pleasant as she imagined it to be but she didn't falter and found solace in joining Law Enforcement, to help people and bring justice to those who were too scared to speak for themselves or give a voice to those who no longer were alive to do so. After many years and countless times putting her life in danger, she realized she wanted more out of life and she wasn't going to get that being a cop. So she retired her shield and moved to California and there she used her inheritance and build her own film production business as well as many charities, she found her soulmate Arjun Bhandari-Carter, they got married, adopted a dog, a Pitbull and named major, recently they welcome their loved child Carmelo Angel Carter into the world. They have been living life to the fullest and enjoying every moment even though SIMPERIUM 59