Over the course of two years, most of my writing dealt with loss, addiction, depression and learning to cope with living with HIV. These are important issues and every piece published meant a lot for me. PersonallyI hopefully helped someone going through a similar situation and my pieces fit our mission of ”[Giving] voice to anyone living with or affected by HIV… [believing]that living life to the fullest is essential to everyone, especially those who are HIV+.”

My writing is dark because honestly, I’ve lived a painful life. So far. I am reaching the end of my twenties and have really been reflecting on that… a lot lately. Life is short and you ultimately get the say in how your going to let life’s lessons affect the way you live it. I will be the first to say I haven’t always done the best when it come to living life the way I should. I let pain rule my day to day…no, my year to fucking year and this piece is to let you know that that’s changing. My focus is changing, the way I want to live my life is changing. I’m excited. And want to share that with everyone I possibly can.

I’ve lost people, important people. Through death, a break-up or falling out with close friends. Who hasn’t? I’m sick, three pretty shitty illnesses. Ya know what? Currently, one hundred and thirty three million people in the US have a chronic condition right now. I’ve done drugs and drank a lot. Who hasn’t? Sometime I get a little crazy. Who doesn’t?

Pain really does instill great lessons. And I think that I am a really fucking lucky guy, because I’ve learned a lot of really, truly awesome lessons. I reflect many different groups in one, sometimes difficult to manage body.

Again this isn’t a ploy for pity, but on the contrary, I guess I’m bragging about just how luck I am to be able to connect and relate with so, so many different, beautiful people.

Hivster.com will be moving our and my home VERY soon and content will be A LOT more regular. Exciting things are happening and I’m really excited that I will be able to share them all with you.

Keep coming back.