DJ Ricks was born in Rocky Mount, NC but is more of a Washingtonian; I have lived in Washington, over 40 years and consider Washington my home. I attended Strayer College in Washington, DC from 1968 to early seventies. Strayer University in Pennsylvania in 2008 and worked in the field of accounting over 35 years. I volunteered many years to help the homeless and other agencies because I love giving a helping hand to the needy. I have two daughters, two grandchildren and one great grand child. I am at peace with myself because I am as important as the stars.
Beyond The Ashes
by DJ Ricks
Beyond The Ashes
by DJ Ricks
Published Mar 15, 2016
88 Pages
Genre: FICTION / Coming of Age
Book Details
Bipolar is an identity, its who you are it can be treated but it’s still who you are. Jayma have to live with that person within her. Each day is a struggle to stay alive. “This is a riveting portrayal of a courageous brain alternating between exhilarating highs and numbing lows.” Jayma suffered her first attack of manic-depression at seventeen. We follow her battle with the illness through college, through a passionate love affair and desperate loss, through episodes of violence, bouts of madness, and attempted suicide.