“The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the…
Blogging for O4L, Home Base of Rap Legends, The Outlawz
I’m sure most of you know how much 2Pac’s music meant to me. When he was alive, Pac formed a…
The Medicinal Words of Tupac Shakur – A Tribute
“Perhaps I was addicted to the dark side; somewhere inside my childhood witnessed my heart die.” -2Pac There are few…
To Hell and Back: My Journey Through Therapy
The following article was originally written for a blogger named The Bipolar Writer. This version is an extension of the original,…
Searching for Love in the Shadowlands
“The pain now is part of the happiness then; that’s the deal.” -C.S. Lewis Around this time last year, I…
Cinderella Man – A Poem About Love’s Substitution with Glory
Striding down the hallway, with a championship in sight The boy enters the ring, to begin an arduous fight The…
Trauma Recovery: Overcoming Your Past
This article explores how, despite the sorrow it brings, trauma engenders a rebirth, in which the victim becomes greater than ever before.
Why I Still Won’t Report – My Story of Sexual Assault and Why I Can’t Share It
The following post was written by Anonymous; I praise her for her courage. Sexual assault is a topic that has been increasingly…
The Elephant Man – A Poem About an Outcast
Deep into the shadows, his deformities out of sight The man whom they call Elephant hides away from the brilliant…
As Another Petal Falls – A Poem About Regret
As another end draws near and another twilight falls I hear the sound of my beating heart, which continues its…
