About

Let’s get acquainted…

When I reached the end of my teen years the anxieties about life and deeper intellectual questions became overwhelming. Thankfully I stumbled across philosophy and my thoughts slowly formed into structured critical thinking. I received a BA in Arts and Humanities after earning my degree in philosophy and religion. After spending years academically writing, I now only focus on creative writing and attempting to make sense of the thoughts that course through my mind. Because I did experience years of drug and alcohol addiction, and many more years of questioning life and my own existence, my writings are primarily focused around the thoughts and feelings addiction produces. Since many people do label addiction as a “spiritual” sickness it is only natural that philosophical questions arise and intertwine with the subject.

The quick version of my personal experience…

Through out the years, starting in my early teens, I struggled with substance abuse. It took a very long time to hit my “bottom”. During the last year of my active addiction I was renting a room in Philadelphia, completely isolated from life and all reality. The days all started and ended the same. Then, one morning I thought there must be something more than sitting here in a dingy room, abusing myself. I decided to reach out for help. Now, I have a spouse and two babies who helped save my life by giving me a purpose to serve. May 16th, 2017 is the last day I experienced heroin in the flesh.

As a visitor here, you help me serve a greater purpose. It is worth making my writings public if there is a chance it reaches just one person who needed that seed of hope planted in their mind… I hope to also connect with you and share a thought or feeling letting us know we are not alone. Please reach out to me with any thoughts, comments, or questions. I would love to hear from you.