Alyssa Dimes is a native of the Greater Cleveland area and the founder of the blog Pieces of Dimes. She is a passionate, creative writer of poetry and short stories. She is a lover of the arts she enjoys painting, writing, and drawing. Some of her favorite plays and musicals are The Lion King, Hamilton, The Wiz, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Wicked. She enjoys visiting art exhibits, aquariums and traveling to new countries and states. Her favorite cities so far are San Diego, Manila, and Denver. Wacky facts about Alyssa: Loves pepper jack cheese, feels that dogs, sloths are two of the cutest animals on the planet.