TommyLee Dean has been in and out of prison since 1989. The present sentence, being served, began in 2007. It was during this latest bout of extensive time when he took a deep look within himself and decided that something needed to change. Whether fulfilling some childhood need to be an authentic tough guy thug to the point of retirement or simply maturing, TommyLee redirected his life choices. Through that redirection, writing was found to be cleansing and therapeutic. Always a fan of horror and extreme things, it was obvious what his writing passion would be. Not to pigeonhole and restrict these developing talents, TommyLee decided to dabble at other forms of writing, and positions in the literary world, than that of splatterpunk horror writer one of which is being an editor for Messenger Quarterly, a prison newspaper produced through a collaboration between CDOC and Mercury Mountain Media, which can be found at unboundauthors.org. And, some of his other forms can be found right here at destination-freedom.org.