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Chapter 5: Swift Awakening

Chapter 5, Swift Awakening, is part two of five for the Black Foster chapter series. As I entered high school, life continued spiraling downward as

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Point of Controversy: Religion

Broken Child Mended Man is filled with eyebrow-raising antics, but nothing will likely irk both sides of the contentious religious debate more than my experience

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Chapter 4: Black Foster

After three years living in a white foster home, my brother and I were placed in a black foster home. Placing me in a positive

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Chapter 3: White Foster

Our nation’s reluctance to discuss race matters has led to continual misunderstanding and consequently the lack of healing our unsettled past. I labeled chapter three

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What’s up with your publishing strategy?

It goes without saying that publishing a book is an expensive and time consuming process. When I initially researched the traditional publishing route, I immediately

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Chapter 2: Virginia Raised

Like any other state, where you’re raised is only as relevant as what you choose to make of it. It’s also largely about the circumstances

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What’s that cover picture all about?

Several people have asked, “Hey man, what’s that cover picture all about?” or said, “Dude, it looks likes you’re dead!  In short, it’s an allegory

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Chapter 1: California Born

Being lucky enough to have been born in southern California in the early 80’s, I can recall the breeze blowing through palm trees and all

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Why Broken Child Mended Man: Part 1

Throughout the U.S., there are roughly 500,000 foster children who will go to bed in another family’s home tonight. Suicides are too commonplace among teens