Letters Back Home is a novel that captures the journey of a young man, entering college, who has walked away from gang and street life. He leaves a familiar world and embarks on the unfamiliar challenges of an honest lifestyle. His eyes are opened for the first time to love's spider web. Yet, his inner turmoil will present challenges in its dealings. He tries to connect to the life he once knew. An old friendship and poetry are the coping mechanisms that aid in his personal growth. He is full of ambition and striving to stay the course to reach a new kind of goal. He is a step away from accomplishing his goal and tragedy strikes. He now finds himself having to decide once again what direction he will go in. Will he go back to the familiar or will he face the unknown and achieve his goals? Change will come to this young man. Yet, will it be for the better?