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On April 15, 2026, I stood at Nassau Community College for my very first public reading of my poem collection, From Mourning To Life. Leading up to the event, I felt a quiet sense of apprehension—unsure of how my words, written from such a deeply personal place, would be received. To begin, I shared a short video and spoke about how the book came into being. As I transitioned into reading the poems,
On April 15, 2026, I stood at Nassau Community College for my very first public reading of my poem collection, From Mourning To Life. Leading up to the event, I felt a quiet sense of apprehension—unsure of how my words, written from such a deeply personal place, would be received. To begin, I shared a short video and spoke about how the book came into being. As I
Mikael was the heart of our family. He never lost his kind spirit and always made family get togethers worth going to with his dancing, jokes, playfulness, and just the love he had for his family. He didn’t have a mean bone in his body. He treated his friends like family and would give you the shirt off his back if needed.
Onward, Ho, Jared! “You can’t go back and you can’t stand still, if the thunder don’t get ya then the lightning will.”
Anyone who has ever been physically addicted to an opiate knows – once it’s on, it’s on. My entire life became about chasing heroin.
