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My name is Mark Nyman. I am 22 years old, and in May I will graduate with a Bachelor’s in English Literature and a Minor in Music. I currently work as a resident assistant for my university. I also have worked as a college writing tutor for 2 years. I have blogged for a site called the Hero Journal, which is the website for a podcast called Myrelationshipwithlove. I focused on writing about love, positivity, and hope. I was not paid for this, it was more of a hobby at the time. I excel at writing motivational poetry, themes, and other forms of writing. I support those going through sobriety and want to provide them the light at the end of the tunnel. I believe everyone needs support, and that writing is the best way to reach people’s hearts.

The New Year

January 2, 2019 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

New Years Sparkler

Stale air, dead trees, dry wheeze. A man crossed out another day on the calendar. With a grim stare, he saw it near. A brand new year within three days. Slowly and tense, he took a pen and stabbed it down on fresh paper, writing the number one. A silent sigh escaped his lips, day one again, again, ... Read More

Christmas Eve

December 31, 2018 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

christmas decorations

Christmas Eve, the night we hope all may be home, yet even on holidays there are those who wander and roam. But on this night of nights, even those with nowhere to go, find their own kind of special and new home. Light snow began to fall from the sky and coat the world with a soft diamond dust. Akira drifted ... Read More

Safe Injection Zones

December 19, 2018 By Mark Nyman 3 Comments

safe injection zones

Once again, I have looked at an episode from the Buzzfeed Netflix Docu-series, Follow This. The episode I will be discussing today is from Part 1 entitled “Life Support.” In my last article I gave an overview of the episode with key facts and statistics it highlighted. This time I will be taking a different ... Read More

Father and Son

November 27, 2018 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

a toast heart

“You’re sure you’re not nervous about introducing me to your family?” Ken sighed as he tried calming his anxiety. He looked out the car window trying to distract his mind. He never knew the fear of coming out to his family—though when younger his father had suspicions due to his effeminate mannerisms—but when ... Read More

Rehab Tourism

November 21, 2018 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

ocean front resort

Buzzfeed has a three-part documentary series on Netflix titled Follow This. The series highlights current topics that may be obscure compared to mainstream news. Episode 5 of Part 2 in the Follow This series is called “Rehab Tourism” — a topic that I thought was relevant to the Soberocity community and ... Read More

Lesson From The Horschels

October 19, 2018 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." – Leo Tolstoy The opening sentence to Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina rings true as much as it did in the 1800’s as it does today. Every family has their own set of challenges and struggles. No family is perfect. This idea is ... Read More

Song for October

October 5, 2018 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

Butterflies

The morning dew on the grass soothes my tired feet The red, pinkish horizon of the rising sun soaks me with warmth, A breeze not too cold brushes my skin, and a songbird gives a tweet. Behind me is the past I know too well, grinning with a look lacking mirth. In the distance is the future, but I know not ... Read More

The Pub

September 20, 2018 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

beers

So me and the boys decided to take our good ol’ pal Donny to get some drinks fer his birthday. It was Frank’s idea the whole time, I looked at him and I says “Frank I don’t think that’s a good idea.” The stubborn mule looked me straight back in my face and he says “Come on Vinny, when have you ever had a good ... Read More

National Recovery Month

September 13, 2018 By Mark Nyman 1 Comment

National Recovery Month

The month of September is known as National Recovery Month—an observance that seeks to promote and teach Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services are available and beneficial in helping those with mental health/substance abuse issues with obtaining a healthy life. This month serves to ... Read More

Ordinary Day

August 31, 2018 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

espresso machine with 2 cups of coffee

It sounded like a symphony. A deliciously ordinary and extravagant symphony. It was just a plain Wednesday morning during the final breaths of summer, him and I were spending the day before the next semester of university. The sounds of jubilance that filled the Market Street Grill sang to the heart like a ... Read More

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