Internal Chaos
Author M.W. Moore is a native of Houston, Texas. He began writing years ago while incarcerated in 1997 and released his first fact-based novel, For What I Hate I Do, in 2006. It marked the start of a trilogy about a promising athlete's life that detoured, derailed and was destined for doom when an addiction to crack cocaine led to six bank heists and imprisonment. Internal Chaos continues the semi-fictional storyline of the protagonist, whose turbulent life closely mirrors that of the author. It dwells on life in the penitentiary, including loneliness and the loss of dignity and respect. It also exposes the warring nature of offenders, their gang and religious affiliations, social cliques and street-wise manipulation. After being apprehended as a serial bank robber in the Houston area, the author experienced all of this while serving a 15-year sentence. An indulgence into crime was an aberration for Moore, who grew up in a respectable middle-class family. But an addiction to crack cocaine changed that for the former NCAA track and field champion, who had run the 200- and 400-yard dashes at universities in Texas and Mississippi, where he also studied industrial engineering. He continues to compete in the Masters division. Today, besides being a successful writer, Moore is a manager in the oil and gas industry, with an emphasis on offshore and land rigs. The upcoming release of the final installment, An About-Face, will explore the final years of incarceration and, ultimately, freedom for the protagonist. Moore, the third of five children, still resides in Houston with his family.