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My latest book Why Baby Sea Turtles Run, is a memoir that reaches deep inside this addict’s psyche to reveal the innermost issues being assigned to a life beginning from prebirth, and thereafter. I deliver facts, theories, and actions that lay out the foundation for a disposition to addictions coupled with various dysfunctional personal/social behaviors. There are many stories and life progressions within my book; where graphic descriptions bring to life the insanity that became ingrained into my daily existence.
Why Baby Sea Turtles Run surgically cuts to the core of an addict's recounting of a life perhaps destined to battle adversities on various levels. The desperation of a continuum of the overused mantra “Why me?” is the recurring question presented in my story. Yet, the ever-present answer is always, “Why not you?” It is within this purview that I cannot ignore the harsh reality of the tragic outcomes of my addiction. Subsequently, attempts at sobriety via various recovery methods are honestly discussed in vivid stories that are told to emphasize a progression of recovery attempts relative to my progression of addiction.
In motivating the addict to take steps that will save his life, or heal a family, Alcohol Anonymous offered this addict a roadmap called the 12 steps. The 8th step tells us to make a list of all persons we had harmed and become willing to make amends to all. I describe to the reader the negative and brutally descriptive reaction from one of my “live together” ex-girlfriends following a written amends contact. That I made my amend, her acceptance or not, was my commitment to the 12-step criteria – and myself.
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A Los Angeles County APS Social Worker, Supervisor, and Project Coordinator. I spent many years on skid-row as a specialty social worker. I reside in Riverside County, CA., and also have published a novel, A Seed For Cora Lee available on Amazon Kindle, an anthology of poems and licensed songs to various artists. I have a BA in Music/African American studies and a master’s in human services - MSHS.
Why Baby Sea Turtles Run surgically cuts to the core of an addict's recounting of a life perhaps destined to battle adversities on various levels. The desperation of a continuum of the overused mantra “Why me?” is the recurring question presented in my story. Yet, the ever-present answer is always, “Why not you?” It is within this purview that I cannot ignore the harsh reality of the tragic outcomes of my addiction. Subsequently, attempts at sobriety via various recovery methods are honestly discussed in vivid stories that are told to emphasize a progression of recovery attempts relative to my progression of addiction.
In motivating the addict to take steps that will save his life, or heal a family, Alcohol Anonymous offered this addict a roadmap called the 12 steps. The 8th step tells us to make a list of all persons we had harmed and become willing to make amends to all. I describe to the reader the negative and brutally descriptive reaction from one of my “live together” ex-girlfriends following a written amends contact. That I made my amend, her acceptance or not, was my commitment to the 12-step criteria – and myself.
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A Los Angeles County APS Social Worker, Supervisor, and Project Coordinator. I spent many years on skid-row as a specialty social worker. I reside in Riverside County, CA., and also have published a novel, A Seed For Cora Lee available on Amazon Kindle, an anthology of poems and licensed songs to various artists. I have a BA in Music/African American studies and a master’s in human services - MSHS.