Heavy Is the Crown

Reggie Thomas is the son of a middle-class woman and a street-raised father. He's trapped between the expectations of his family and those of the streets. Because of this, Reggie develops a split personality. He struggles to declare which is the real Reggie. Childhood traumatizes him but also prepares him for the challenges he faces as an adult. Reggie is poetic, quite observant and very analytical, but that may not be enough to save him from himself or is it?

De?Wayne Simpson was born and raised in Washington, DC. He is a product of Archbishop Carroll High School and Hampton University. He is now an English teacher at Charles Carroll Middle School. He is constantly striving to develop young authors. De?Wayne also runs a music production company, Smoke-Alley Entertainment, LLC.