This is Going To Be Harder Than I Thought: The Responsibilities of Being a Public Figure Are So Much Easier To Judge…When It’s Not You

"Hey, Devon, What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?" "The Loud Mouth Brown Girl"....."Are You Sure?" I didn't realize when I started this website, - or maybe I did and didn't take into consideration - the fact that there would be total strangers, who I would meet, who would say things like … Continue reading This is Going To Be Harder Than I Thought: The Responsibilities of Being a Public Figure Are So Much Easier To Judge…When It’s Not You

How To Start an Anti-Gang Unit and Have It Be Successful

First and foremost you have to understand that I am fully aware that city officials across the globe are filled with the kinds of pressure I couldn't begin to understand in a billion trillion years. But I do understand addiction, and what is needed for those who use drugs without being able to function in … Continue reading How To Start an Anti-Gang Unit and Have It Be Successful

Hear The Voices All The Voices, All The Time, Then Create Majick

So here's something I don't talk about often. I hear voices in my head, and I don't think that I am crazy, and I don't think that they are dangerous, I think they are beautiful pockets of inspiration on days when I am feeling sad and alone. I used to talk to myself - out … Continue reading Hear The Voices All The Voices, All The Time, Then Create Majick

Yeah, It Does, Get Better….I’ve Seen It

“Punishments include such things as flashbacks, flooding of unbearable emotions, painful body memories, flooding of memories in which the survivor perpetrated against others, self-harm, and suicide attempts.”― Alison Miller, Healing the Unimaginable: Treating Ritual Abuse and Mind Control For the last month I've been listening to the sounds of my internal "you're a woman it's time to … Continue reading Yeah, It Does, Get Better….I’ve Seen It

Do You Even Know What Drug Addiction Is?

Maybe you had a bad day at school, or mom or dad was extra violent, and you end up at a party where someone offers you a joint or a pill, or an edible, or perhaps a needle. It seems like a good idea at the time because how bad could things really get? Twenty … Continue reading Do You Even Know What Drug Addiction Is?