About Me

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Author, artist and inspirational speaker, Dexter Jerome Ray a Florida native, is a Georgia parolee residing with his wife and daughter in Virginia. He has spent almost three decades of his life incarcerated, on probation, or parole in the Georgia and Florida prison systems. He speaks from experience inside of his audio, personal growth, and self-help books displayed on this unique catalog along with the life-changing, "Train Drawing," and eight mixed-medium colorful abstract drawings of men and women prisoners. Readers will find inside Dexter's books information about what he's doing to never return to the prison system by following three golden rules and being a law-abiding citizen and productive member of society.  Then, there's "The Train Story," about a Train Drawing artwork Dexter drew for a prison warden after a bloody day of riots and how this drawing changed his life from bad to good. Also, relax and listen to the true story of, "I'm Train Ready," song written, produced, and performed by Dexter and his lovely wife Raphaela ( see. video of songs," Im Train Ready," and "Last Chance To Be First, "on YouTube for free by clicking on the following links:  https://youtu.be/3K_HQkaAYP8 and https://youtu.be/gvvoPXZrv8A ). Inside his audio, personal growth, and self-help books, Dexter shares how prior to prison life he's failed in almost everything in life after trading a possible NBA professional basketball career and college education for a life of crime in the streets which ultimately led to his incarceration.  Dexter's loves to share his story and how he finally got his life right, which shows his journey of redemption, hope, faith, resilience, and triumph after re-entering society with a changed heart and mindset that has kept him out of trouble and prison since his parole release from the Georgia Department of Corrections in February 2012.  Finally, he leaves this, "It ain't never too late to change from bad to good, if I can do it, so can you!"