LONG STORY SHORT: YOU’RE NOT THAT SPECIAL: ... And other harsh lessons in adulting.

Aline Geryes is a first-time author who hopes to positively impact the lives of others with her writing. Coming to the U.S. from war-torn Beirut, Lebanon at the age of three, and not speaking a word of English until after she entered grade school, she was granted an opportunity at a more stable life. After becoming the first in her family to earn a high school diploma, Aline continued her education and graduated Cum Laude from The College of William & Mary in Virginia. She is currently a high school educator, teaching both British Literature and photojournalism classes. Aline still calls Virginia home and is also the owner of a small photography business, which has allowed her to further explore her passion for portraiture and work with clients in her spare time. She is a candid and passionate individual who doesn’t believe in gatekeeping information, not only because she is a teacher, but because she is a proud mom to two children of her own. Aline has made it her mission to share the things that she wishes she would have known earlier in life with anyone willing to listen, while she makes a long story short, of course - or vice versa, as the case may be.