Adam Bouthup is a very sensitive and emotional person in general and writing about the things in life that are affecting him is his own sort of cheap therapy. Adam uses real names and real locations in an effort to ’keep it real’ while at the same time respecting the rights of others involved. Adam is known in real life as Dave Monroe or simply Dave. Dave lives in Germantown, MD where he has been for the past 15 years. He currently runs a non-profit community outreach and referral service for the homeless and single parent families or basically anyone in need. All money made from his books go directly into his community to help others.