Welcome! I am so happy you brought your beautiful energy to my page. 

 

I like to believe that I have never met a stranger. When my spirit meets another, I instantaneously connect with theirs. So my hope is that you feel that same connection with me after exploring my page. 

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I always hated the question from potential suitors or interviews that asked “So who is Omni McCluney”? I would often sit drawing a blank for longer than normal minutes pondering that question. And now thinking back in hindsight that was never a suitable or appropriate question for me during the stage of life that I was in. Why? Because I had no clue who I was!

 

I hadn’t experienced life in its truest and purest form to even know whom I had become. It wasn't until life hit me in such a way that I had no choice to persevere and use whatever “secret weapons” had been placed inside me at birth. So at this stage of my life, I am sure to answer that question with conviction. I am a strong-willed, resilient, down-to-earth, loving, sometimes overly emotional, generous, caring soul.

 

I absolutely love hearing and feeling the passion of others when they share their tragic testimonies, life journeys, and obstacles that they fought to overcome. I often get chills during these moments.  It’s something about the “messiness” of life, that allows us to grow into our greatest potential, and as odd as this may sound, I try to never run away from the “mess”, but to embrace it to the fullest.  

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Originally from Houston, TX, I lived in a plethora of places that have contributed to who I am today. After leaving home for college I ventured to areas such as New Orleans LA,  Dodge City KS, Richmond KY, where I played collegiate basketball. Then I found my way to Atlanta GA, and then Tampa FL.

 

The most pivotal times in my life would have been when I became a Physician Assistant from Emory University and when I had a Double Lung Transplant. That’s right! You read correctly, a Double Lung Transplant. Becoming a Physician Assistant was a great achievement in my book, but actually practicing in the field didn’t become rewarding until after I was “re-born”.

 

The process I went through when I became sick in 2015, that led to me having a Double Lung Transplant during the peak of COVID, on Sept. 15, 2020,  was the most monumental, transformative, and divine experience that I have ever had. And truth be told, I’m so blessed and happy that God chose me for this path. 

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Of All Things is my first novel, and it was developed during the latter three years before I was transplanted. During that time I was unable to practice full-time because of my debilitating lung condition, so to take my mind off the pain of it all I directed most of my energy into journaling on the experience. I never had the thought in mind to turn it all into a book, but life has a way of leading you down paths that you never would have expected. I hope this novel brings you all the joy it brought me and touches your soul in ways that you wouldn’t have imagined.