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I was born in Hempstead, New York in 1967 and am theyoungest boy of six children. Icontinued my early years in New York until the age of fourteen, when my motheragreed to allow me to move to Brandon, Mississippi with relatives for theremaining part of my education. To beclear, this was at the request of myself and due strictly to the strong familyties that I had to Brandon, Mississippi. Not in any way to discount my motheror my relationship with her, and to date she continues to be a strong influencein my life.

In Brandon, Mississippi I attended Pearl Junior High, latertransferring to Piney Wood Country Life School, a private school (People ofColor) in Mississippi. After muchbegging to my mother to be transferred to a public school, my mother agreed tosend me to Brandon High School. At thispoint in my life the major events include meeting my former-wife and currentbest friend (Sharon Harvey), and my basketball career. Coach Matthew Evans has been and continues tobe a positive influence in my life. Istayed with several different family members during this time, and my motherwould send me packages.

Shortly after High School, I enrolled in U.S. Navy andmarried my high school sweet heart, Sharon. My first duty station was on the USS Implicit “MSO 455” in TacomaWashington. It also happens to be thesame place that I had my first introduction to crack cocaine, which ended upbeing a major negative influence in my life as time went by. This is also the first place that I had amajor loss to the drug cocaine and a close glimpse with death in a car accidentdue to the drug. From Tacoma WashingtonI then served in the Gulf war and re-enlisted there, serving a total of twotours. After the Gulf, I was stationedin Memphis TN, where I again began to see more clearly the losses I was havingdue to drug addiction, when I was sent to the ‘brig’ for 60 days in Memphis andanother 30 days in Charleston, SC. I wasdischarged from the military with a “Bad Conduct Discharge”. So, basically after 7 years of service, mynaval career ended because of a crack addiction. My wife had left me several times at thispoint in my life.

After I was discharged from the military I moved back toBrandon Mississippi and my wife and I attempted to work out our marriage, andraising our children. I was working atDenny’s and quickly worked my way up to a management position. Through several bumps and bruises, mymarriage, AND my addiction were not working out together. After anotherseparation I Eventually got into my car and just drove away. I ended up in Spokane Washington, were my sister Jean lived.

In Spokane I found a job with Shari’s, was living with mysister Jean, and wishing for my family back in Mississippi. Bottom line, I had burned too many bridges togo back. I met Kaari at my place ofemployment. After a while, I ended upback in Mississippi, trying to work things out with Sharon. Due to several different reasons, (addiction,her pain) we didn’t work out. Kaari cameto Mississippi to visit and she ended up pregnant. So BACK to Spokane Iwent. In all honestly, this pattern ofSpokane, Washington to Brandon, Mississippi and back to Spokane continued onfor several years.

I attended truckdriving school and began driving cross country, which was continent for myfamily situation because I had four children in Brandon with Sharon and onewith Kaari in Spokane. And at least thisway I was able to see them regularly. Just so happens that it was during this period of time that I met andended up having a child with Shawn Goss (Aiden) in Reno, NV.

I came close to death two more times while driving truck, infact I was convinced that I would die in a dirty hotel in Laredo, Texas/Mexicoalone and unfound. Bottom line is evenduring this period of time I was still convince that I didn’t have a drugaddiction.

I ended up in Spokane, with some more trials andtribulations. I also wrote a book“Crack, Love, N Pain” (which I wrote over a ten year spam, while in myaddiction). The ugly truth behind what youknow is right, and the decisions that you make anyway when you’readdicted.

By Kaari Harvey

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New from the author of the multiple award-winning fantasy saga, The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky, winner of the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Fall 2014 - Best Book in the Category of FANTASY....<h1>The Children of Darkness by David Litwack</h1>Evolved Publishing presents the first book in the new dystopian series The Seekers. [DRM-Free]<h2>[Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Religion]</h2>“But what are we without dreams?”A thousand years ago the Darkness came—a terrible time of violence, fear, and social collapse when technology ran rampant. But the vicars of the Temple of Light brought peace, ushering in an era of blessed simplicity. For ten centuries they have kept the madness at bay with “temple magic,” and by eliminating forever the rush of progress that nearly caused the destruction of everything.Childhood friends, Orah and Nathaniel, have always lived in the tiny village of Little Pond, longing for more from life but unwilling to challenge the rigid status quo. When their friend Thomas returns from the Temple after his “teaching”—the secret coming-of-age ritual that binds young men and women eternally to the Light—they barely recognize the broken and brooding young man the boy has become. Then when Orah is summoned as well, Nathaniel follows in a foolhardy attempt to save her.In the prisons of Temple City, they discover a terrible secret that launches the three on a journey to find the forbidden keep, placing their lives in jeopardy, for a truth from the past awaits that threatens the foundation of the Temple. If they reveal that truth, they might once again release the potential of their people.Yet they would also incur the Temple’s wrath as it is written: “If there comes among you a prophet saying, ‘Let us return to the darkness,’ you shall stone him, because he has sought to thrust you away from the Light.”Be sure to read the second book in this series, The Stuff of Stars, due to release November 30, 2015. And don't miss David's award-winning speculative saga, The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky

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Crack, Love, N Pain is a nonfiction book base on the true story of a son, father, husband, and brother on the road of addiction and his painful journey to sobriety. Due to the high number of inmates affected by addiction, impoverished families suffering from heartbreak and the increased number of single family homes are all directly related to the influx of drug use across the United States. Crack, love, n Pain is a story of HOPE and triumph in a seemingly hopeless situation. Currently you will not find a book that provides a more RAW account of addiction starts, why it continues, and the honest truth behind what it takes to end the ugly cycle of choice that addictions cause. ~Kaari Mitchell~

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Whether you are the addict looking for a way to stop, the family member, wondering what to do next, or the lover of an addict, that see's NO light at the end of the tunnel, Crack, love, N Pain will fulfill your need to understand and point you towards the path to redemption. this book is simply a must read.<div> ~kaari Mitchell~</div><div style="font-size:14px;">If you are looking for a discussion piece in the books you are adding to your list, then this is one you can't go wrong with. ~ Cyrus Webb~ </div><div>...... We ALL have a friend/family member/ both or know someone that battles an addiction..{Some of us have many addicted people n our lives}..Whether you’re the addict, friend of one, lover of one, family member of one....addiction affects all of us.. </div>

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