Posts Tagged ‘r.f. maldonado’
Posted by candalyse on June 4, 2008
“Dancing on Broken Glass” is a compilation of painful, yet, humorous stories by R.F. Maldonado. He chronicles his life in his graphic NYC memoirs of a life gone totally wrong.
He tells of his childhood molestation at the age of ten on an East Harlem rooftop, his NYC teen street-gang years, a twenty-five-year heroin addiction, and the formation of his Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by candalyse on May 28, 2008
“Having been clean and sober more than 21 years of my life at this writing, I firmly believe that it was all a part of God’s grand plan for me to live while so many had to die… and possibly for two reasons.
I believe the first reason is for me to be able to pass on the message of hope to others still suffering from any addictions.
Once I became capable of understanding that I wasn’t just simply weak or crazy, but that I Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by candalyse on May 17, 2008
Bodega Dragons: rock meets recovery in
a contemporary powerful sound!
Check us out: www.myspace.com/bodegadragons
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Posted by candalyse on May 14, 2008

Bobby Fish lived in a dark and lonely world of drugs, gang violence and death. Friends dropped dead all around him from the use and abuse of heroin, cocaine and other addictions.
The streets of Spanish Harlem in New York nearly destroyed whatever future Bobby would have. Heroin wanted to keep him down, keep him desolate and in despair..
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Posted by candalyse on May 5, 2008
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Posted by candalyse on May 1, 2008
Author R.F. Maldonado’s Upcoming Release, Dancing on Broken Glass, is sure to be an enlightening read for everyone. Those who managed to survive addiction, the pain of loss due to death, teen gang life, drugs, and Latino culture in the 1950′s will especially enjoy Mr. Maldonado’s humorous tales – to hell and back.
Although his life is peppered with pain, racism, and violence, R.F. Maldonado creatively and beautifully Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by candalyse on April 14, 2008
Publishing
Miriam L. Jacobs has a distinction not often granted to publishers: she’s a ten-times-author. In addition to penning several books of her own, she has published half a dozen books about health, poetry, inspiration, psychology, children and music, for other authors. Her fundamental premise is that individuals find and promote their own vision and voice. Her latest book, ‘How to Jump From a Ferris Wheel and Land on Your Feet: Volume II” (Candalyse Publishing, 2008) is an empowering, easy-to-read, anthology. It’s actually part of ten volume series. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by candalyse on April 3, 2008
You are now invited inside the once dark world of Bobby Fish.. teen gang leader, twenty-five year heroin and cocaine addict, survivor and hero of the mean streets of NYC’s Spanish Harlem.
“Changing one’s life is truly possible, but only if one becomes as equally committed to staying clean and sober, as they once were to chasing after their drugs and alcohol out there on the mean streets of despair.”
-Dancing on Broken Glass
- by R.F. Maldonado
- ISBN#: 9780980227529
- Page count: 325
- size: 5.5 x 8.5
- Inspirational: Recovery from addiction
- Paperback
ADDICTION…..
see where it led him ………
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