Posts Tagged ‘memoirs’
Posted by candalyse on August 21, 2008
I can honestly say that I love Debra D. Griffin. She added joy to my life and helped me through some dark times. Although we never met face to face, we have hugged, cried, laughed, and shared lunch together many times.
Debra was a fighter and her fighting spirit is was I admired most about her. When I first started Candalyse Publishing, I had set out to publish my own books, but God had something else in His Plan. I received an email message from Debra asking me to publish her memoirs.
Little did I know then that Debra would become a part of my legacy and I a part of her legacy.
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Posted in CP News, Inspirational | Tagged: a journey to wellness, author, breast cancer, cancer, debra d. griffin, family, friends, health, life on life's terms, mastectomy, memoirs, mourning, overcoming adversity, photography, publishing, survivor, women's issues, writing | 2 Comments »
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 »
Posted in CP News, Upcoming Releases | Tagged: addiction, Authors, Bobby Fish, bodega dragons, Books, dancing on broken glass, drugs, hope, humoir, inspiration, memoirs, r.f. maldonado, recovery and sobriety, spanish harlem | Leave a Comment »
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 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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