Prison Walls, Silent Years
More Than a Gangster: Part 6
Intro Paragraph (for readers)After betrayal came silence.Locked behind prison walls, I didn’t just lose my freedom—I lost myself. No visitors. No letters. No one to care if I made it ...
Betrayal and Breakdown
More Than a Gangster: Part 5
Intro Paragraph (for readers)Just when it felt like something was changing—like peace might be possible—the streets reminded me who I was. And what I was capable of.This is the chapter ...
A Rival with a Mirror
More Than A Gangster Part 4
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I never expected it. I was raised to see rivals as enemies—nothing more. But sometimes the most dangerous person in ...
Initiation and Belonging
More Than A Gangster Part 2
By the time I was 12, I didn’t just walk the streets—I belonged to them. I wasn’t just tagging walls—I was being initiated into a life where pain was proof, ...
More Than A Gangster: The Journey of Ray Begins
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At Inner Sparkk Studio, we use this space to reflect on art, healing, and the human experience. Sometimes that means exploring creativity through brushstrokes. Other ...
Life in the Streets
Life in the streets was all I had. I found love, power, and respect through violence and evil, all in the name of survival. I looked up to the big homies, and my color—navy blue—became ...