Born in the heart of New York City - Harlem - Durell Arrington has spent the second half of his lifetime exploring the arts through a multitude of mediums. From Illustrating to Acting, each of these avenues always seem to have brought him back to a place of writing. It wasn't until fifteen years after he first conceptualized Tactile Therapy, that he realized the expansive story could best be told through a series of novels. Today, he continues to develop and expand the Tactile Therapy series while juggling life as an educator for inner-city youth in New York City.