Find Hope

Girls, drugs, and new pickup truck.

James D.

She came home and said, “I wrecked your truck today.” Of course, I jumped off the deep end and immediately wanted to go reach for a beer and some drugs to drown out the emotions.

My hateful Mom, into voodoo and witchcraft, turned to God.

Eddie

She set the snake on fire and legs grew out of the snake.

This abused immigrant found hope.

Maurice

I couldn’t understand, from the civil war and being exposed to dead bodies, abuse, and suffering, from being in shelters and then coming to America thinking “finally”.