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taken from my book, "Where's The Real World?" Read More

Tags: god, time, recovery, ify_mokolo, about-carlie_h

Poem / Other

April 05, 2022

Tags: recovery, resilience, never-again, stand-up-for-yourself

based on true events of a volunteer in a nonprofit about finding runaway children and reuniting them with their families.Names and places have been changed to protect the innocent https://gofund.me/1d97c150 Read More

Tags: drama, crime, teens, recovery, runaway

Tags: past, addiction, recovery, reflections, circumstances

Book / Memoir

January 27, 2022

Reads: 248

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Collapsed, face flat on the floor, drooling, from injecting illegal drugs; another, his jaws locked, and teeth clenched, bordering death! What most people imagine a nightmare is a recurring reality for Larry! Instead of life, as most know it, a lowly existence, a lowlife—Ohio, the buckeye state, Hell's playground, where… Read More

Tags: humor, inspirational, addiction, recovery

taken from my book, "Beyond Free" Read More

Tags: work, recovery, eating, my_career, my_living_situation

Slices of my life in hospital and in between residency. Being something of a transient at present, these reflections are just musings and thoughts. Read More

Tags: hospital, health, recovery, mental-health

taken from my book, "Beyond Free" Read More

Tags: god, recovery, about-elizabeth_v

taken from my book, "Beyond Free" Read More

Tags: rejection, recovery, my_career, covid_19, about-workaholic_friends

taken from my book, "Beyond Free" Read More

Tags: laughter, madness, recovery, before_a_murder, local_broadcast_news

A semi-autobiographical account of my journey to recovery. Read More

Tags: loss, grief, recovery, sobriety, mental-health

Poem / Poetry

June 28, 2021

Reads: 185

Comments: 2

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taken from my book, "Beyond Free" Read More

Tags: god, recovery, my_career, about-life, covid-19

Poem / Poetry

April 30, 2021

Reads: 271

Comments: 2

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taken from my book, "Our Founded Feelings" Read More

Tags: addiction, recovery, indifference, selfishness, unemployability

Music and tea are my salvation. Photo by Amber Kipp on Unsplash Read More

Tags: feelings, recovery, awesomeness

Poem / Poetry

January 20, 2021

Tags: love, poetry, addiction, recovery, personal-work

The second part of the story "Onyx": Two years after the first part, Onyx receives a letter that makes her return to her hometown. Will returning there influence her to return to the beginning or will she emerge victorious again? Read More

Tags: recovery, possitive, mentalhealth, suicideawarness

The Bragstone girls are living with a curse, or a blessing some might say. Since the moment they are born their world is one of black and white. And the only way to get a world of color is by looking into the eyes of their soulmate. Read More

Tags: depression, addiction, recovery, soulmates, sisters

Poem / Poetry

November 10, 2020

Reads: 178

Comments: 1

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Written for the wife of a friend who was dying of cancer. She passed peacefully, but as a mother of young children, way too soon. Read More

Tags: hope, sorrow, sickness, recovery, good-health

This short story is based on reflections from a real event. Read More

Tags: recovery, self-worth, mental-health

A song that came to me all at once. Read More

Tags: hope, faith, encouragement, struggle, recovery

Poem / Song Lyrics

September 12, 2020

"You gambled on love, and now you're sick like fiend coming down from the drugs.." - Benjamin Tod Read More

Tags: recovery, alternative, pop, love-song

Short Story / Memoir

August 31, 2020

Reads: 371

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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Humility surrounding the concept of surrendering control. Read More

Tags: recovery, meditation

Poem / Poetry

August 22, 2020

Tags: life, faith, spirituality, recovery

Joe sees a miracle. Read More

Tags: romance, recovery, historical-fiction

Tags: addiction, recovery

Home safe together. Read More

Tags: romance, recovery, historical-fiction

Short Story / Literary Fiction

August 08, 2020

Reads: 290

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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Tags: drugs, addiction, recovery, heroin, opiates

Tags: life, faith, spirituality, recovery

Poem / Non-Fiction

August 05, 2020

Realizations and revelations can open up a new horizon we never knew existed. Read More

Tags: recovery, self-help, positive, positive-vibes, stay-positive

Short Story / Romance

July 21, 2020

Reads: 459

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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This is a story of how I found love and had to fight for it, through addiction and poor choices, to the life I live today. Read More

Tags: love, drugs, addiction, recovery

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