David T ComerDavid T. Comer grew up in the small Appalachian town of Bluefield, Virginia, spending much of his childhood wondering who would ever accept him for who he was. He knew he was different long before he understood why, and reading was never easy for him struggles with comprehension made books feel like a world he wasn't meant to enter. Yet those same challenges planted the seeds of imagination that would one day lead him to create a world of his own.After leaving home in search of the acceptance he wasn't sure he'd ever find in the place he grew up, David eventually returned to Bluefield-and discovered a community that embraced him in ways his younger self never believed possible. That homecoming shaped both his life and his storytelling.David earned his degree in Interior Design in Nashville, a foundation that now influences his immersive approach to world-building. As the third generation to shape his family's historic building, he is preparing to bring Sweet Screams to life beginning in Spring 2026-an evolving, multi-zone candy shop and creative experience designed to bring families together through wonder, imagination, and play.Through both his debut novel and the world he's building in real life, David strives to create spaces-on the page and in person-where outsiders feel seen, welcomed, and embraced with safety and love. Read More Read Less