William Adams served three combat tours in Iraq before his life took a darker turn - one that left two people dead and him serving a decades-long sentence behind bars.

Raised in the foothills of North Carolina, Adams writes from a prison cell, where violence, regret, and memory are constant companions. He paints. He imagines. He writes. His stories blend the adrenaline of war with the haunting aftermath of choices that can't be undone.

The Pilgrimage is the first of many worlds he's built behind locked doors - gritty, emotional, and undeniably human.