Vegetarian. Hip hop head. Bookworm. Movie fanatic. Shamontiel (pronounced Shuh mawn tee el) L. Vaughn is the author of two novels: "Round Trip" and "Change for a Twenty"; a proud graduate of Lincoln University (MO); and has over 400 articles published in various print and online publications. She is a member of Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor Society), and the winner of the 2003 Missouri Writer's Guild Walter Williams award and Lincoln University's 2007 Master Student for outstanding service. Visit ChicagoNow.com to read her Message from Montie blog or visit Shamontiel.com to see where else she's writing.