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by russ david on Flickr.Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

I've been going to a lot of different meetings lately and I just got my 6 months chip from AA last night. I will get my 6 months tag from NA on Monday. This is the longest I have ever been sober by choice. The sober living program I'm in is the best decision I have ever made. I get more support here than I ever have from anywhere else.

I am proud to say that I am beyond 60 days of sobriety and quickly approaching 90 days of sobriety. I am working with a sponsor and sober support system one day at a time.

𝘮𝘸𝘢𝘩 !

𝓊𝓈𝑒𝓇: 𝓉𝒶𝑒𝓁𝓎𝓍𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓈 𝓃𝒶 𝒿𝒶𝑒𝓂𝒾𝓃

It's officially my 2 year soberversary. I gave up meth and alcohol 2 years ago today. I'm rocking my sobriety.

Ρεδ Βαλλοον Ξι Ηινπινγ οφ Ϲἱνα

It's Day 7 of the #authorlifemonth challenge! Much like @dos_twinjas it’s hard for me to actually write “while” I’m listening to music, but I get hype af listening to playlists in anticipation for writing! My first two projects in the #NA #Romance genres have similar tones. So I basically listen to 50% of the same artists. #SamePage has more #NewJackSwing and #90sRnB while what makes #FTHS #playlist different, is due to the Miami vibe. #Reggaeton, #Spanish #pop music and a bunch of songs that highlight #friendswithbenefits themes! It’s fun! #InterracialLove ##weneeddiverseromance ##bwwm #bookstagram #booknerdigans #GLTomas #NA #NARomnace #ContemporaryRomance #EroticRomance #Diversebooks #diverselit #diverse #bisexual #naturalista #miami #providence #blackgirlmagic #FTHS #FriendsThatStill #SamePage #NextChapter #naija #nigerian #afrolatina #afrolatinx #messyromance #afrocubana #interracial #interracialromance #NA #diversityjedi #portugueseboys

So today is Day 6 of the #authorlifemonth challenge 😊 I'll be doing two parts, so here's Part II It's supposed to highlight fanart/edit. I've found that with #NA vs #YA readers are less vocal when they read and like something. So people who've loved our #NA #romance #SamePage don't necessarily shout it out as opposed to #TheMarkOfNoba I've decided to make cool homemade fanart😇 The two ppl who inspired their looks were Travis Garland, a bomb ass singer I met and loved 😆 and Chime Edwards a hair vlogger I have hair envy over! So that's what inspired the art👍 #naturalista #naija #nigerian #interracial #bwwm #diversebooks #bookstagram #diverse #diversityjedi #diverseromance #booknerdigans #portugueseboys #blackgirlmagic #providence #messyromance

Yay! So happy to announce our latest #newadult #na #eroticromance #Samepage available now on netgalley. Had so much fun writing this but nervous to how it will be perceived since it doesn't follow a "traditional" romance format. But all I can say is that it was the romance story I wanted to read and I Cant wait for The sequel which will be on in late February-early March. In the meantime time check it out on netgalley. Link is in bio!! #interracialromance #contemporary #contemporaryromance #bwwm #naromance #multicultural #multiculturalromance #bookstagram #wocinromance #booknerdigans #steamyromance #weneeddiverseromance #Nigerian #naija #newreleases bwwmromance

💔 Trapped in Pain… A Mother’s Plea 💔

I am Kholoud Al-Hanawi From Gaza 🇵🇸, the wife of Dr. Ahmad, a surgeon who risked his life in the war to save others. But today, he stands helpless—unable to save his own children. Our home is gone, reduced to rubble, and now we live in a tattered tent, barely shielding us from the burning sun and freezing nights. We have lost everything… but the worst pain is watching our children suffer.

Our precious babies, Yazan (9 years old) and Zeina (2 years old), are battling a cruel disease—Plaque Ichthyosis Psoriasis 🩸. Their delicate skin cracks, bleeds, and burns every single day. Every movement is agony. Every night is filled with their cries of pain. No child should suffer like this.

Tonight, Yazan looked at me with tear-filled eyes and whispered:

“Mama… will I be like this forever?” 😢

I swallowed my pain and forced a smile. How do I tell him that the medicine he desperately needs is beyond our reach? $500 every 3 days—that’s what it costs to ease their pain. But how can we afford it when we barely have food to survive?

Then came his next question… the one that shattered me completely:

“Mama… will I die if we don’t get the medicine?” 💔

No mother should ever have to hear these words from her child. No child should have to live in constant agony, wondering if they will survive. I am begging… if you hear me, if you feel our pain, please help us before it’s too late. 🙏💔

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“My life is unmanageable and I’d like to share it with you.”

— David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

“I had a weird, empty feeling inside me. Not a bad sort of empty. It was a sort of lack of sensation, like being in pain for a long time and then suddenly realizing that you’re not anymore.”

— Maggie Stiefvater, Linger (via wordsnquotes)

“God in my heart or heroin in my veins”

— Heard in meeting (via kelseymmc)