A writer; an artist; a brother; a son; an avid Cheerwine fan; and a retail refugee, J. A Adkins is probably a guy you haven't met yet.  Born in El Paso, Texas, he is proud of his Lone Star heritage.  After graduating from high school and living in North Carolina for almost a decade, followed by a residence in east Mississippi for almost the same length of time, J. A. currently resides in the desert of New Mexico.