41 years of living in and around West Virginia. I spent 20+ years as a user and abuser, now I live clean and sober! I received an MA from Marshall University in 2013 and an RBA from West Virginia State University in 2011. Aside from that I attended WVU in the early 2000s to really round out my WV higher education. I have studied music and education while working in retail and food service. I am still deciding if I like people or not!
How I cleaned up my act: I stopped drinking because I fuck it up every time. Maybe not the night I go out, but once I start I pick right up where I left off.…
Eleanor, WV is a town steeped in history from its foundation as a WPA town as part of the New Deal. Signs of the Roosevelt administration remain as a testament. The town is named for…
A long time ago in the county I now call home a college was founded. West Virginia's only state operated specialized technical college was established by the West Virginia Legislature in 1895. It was opened…
Yesterday was a special day for me, it marked 18 months since my last drink of alcohol. Vodka, in my case, showed up drunk to rehab, which is to be expected, but my blood pressure…
The road represents freedom, it is a blank canvas, a means to an end, and it usually runs through the middle of everything. You may notice a reoccurring theme here in my journals of balance…