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Obsidian Blackbird.'s avatar

I have 4 students in that facility for extension studies on life skills!

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Amazing! All the guys I taught there were excellent. Highly motivated and willing to work. Hope you've enjoyed your time, too.

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Julieta Holman's avatar

Amazing. Felt more in those 8 minutes that was both dark and hard and simultaneously uplifting. I'm donating to help with printing costs!

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Thank you so much, Julieta!!

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Gioncarlo Valentine's avatar

You’ve always been doing the work, friend! This was wonderful. That organization is wonderful. You are wonderful!

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Thank you my man! I appreciate you always supporting

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Matt Cyr's avatar

That’s some legit Johnny Cash stuff right there. Inspiring and straight up badass. Appreciate you doing that for those dudes and sharing this story. Looking forward to reading Victim.

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Thank you Matt! And happy new year

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Chris Kubik's avatar

Wow man...this shit really hit on a lot of the big questions that I think accompany us writers when we're writing from within circles that aren't really familiar with the "literary" pursuits. I really appreciate you giving this context and zooming out a bit as well on your journey. Sounds like it was super rewarding.

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Thank you brother! Appreciate it, and happy to hear it resonated

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Jonathan Ayala's avatar

Beautiful tribute to all those men and y’all’s hard work through the years

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Thank you very much, Jonathan!

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Chris Duffy's avatar

Damn, Andrew this is one of the best things I’ve ever read about teaching and writing. So beautifully done

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Thank you very much, Chris! I appreciate that, especially coming from a seasoned vet like you

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P M Buchan's avatar

This was a joy to read. I haven’t read Victim yet but you just bumped it up the list.

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy it!

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Michael Goodwin Hilton's avatar

This is gorgeous- you gave me chills! A timely and urgent reminder of how writing/the arts can directly influence and improve people's Iives. Something I know and have experienced very much in my own life. Those organizations you wrote about sound amazing, and congrats on your nominations and success!

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Thank you very much, Michael

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Frank Santo's avatar

Loved this.

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Andrew Boryga's avatar

Thank you brother Frank

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