Thru My Eyes

Born in Miami, Florida, Stacii (Rice) was raised by a single dad in Liberty City, a survivor of the struggle. He came from an abusive childhood, full of tragic deaths, starting with the death of his Canadian mother by the hand of his father’s estranged wife to a little brother taking his own life to avoid another beating. A natural-born leader, Stacii came up with a master plan at the age of five to run away from home. He would end up in foster care, then back home with his father. Stacii, a talented teenage boy, had dreams of becoming an NFL superstar. His life took a dramatic turn when ran from home as a teen and ended up homeless, living on rooftops, benches, and the closet of a friend. Stacii was tired of this life and decided to make something happen. He took on his leadership role. He gathered some of his homies and came up with a “get money making” plan. They couldn’t resist. It was then that Stacii’s life totally changed. He began living a life of committing violent crimes and terrorizing the streets of Miami. Stacii and his crew would survive the life of poverty by any means necessary. This lifestyle landed Stacii on the run, from the Canadian border to a detention center in Maine, then back to Miami. Once released to his father’s custody, Stacii went on another crime spree. Stacii ended up living in Providence, Rhode Island, where he met his girlfriend Taz, whom he fell in love with. This started a new wave in Stacii’s life. Back in Miami, Stacii continued his life of violent crimes even after promising his girlfriend CeCe he would stop. With wanted posters plastered all over his Carol City neighborhood, homicide detectives all over his loved ones’ houses, and a $2,500 reward for his capture, he was on the run again. The only place to run was to Providence, where Taz welcomed Stacii with in no questions asked. After a few stumbles, Stacii headed back in Miami. That’s when it all goes down. When handcuffs were placed on his wrists by the Miami police, all loyalty among friends was no more.

My name is Bob, which I prefer over Robert William Seybold Jr. I wrote this book because I wanted my family and friends to know from my "mouth" that I am gay and was born this way. I had no choice in the matter. I have had to hide this from the people I love, afraid I would lose them once they heard from me personally. They probably have been in denial over my life, guessing and betting that they were right. It was and is my business, but I needed to let them know my side of the story. All my life I had had to hide the truth with employers, family, and friends. Coworkers included. I did not want to be fired or hated. Fear is a terrible thing! So I tried to make my life something special, which I accomplished by writing this book, Life and Times through My Eyes.

A group of poems that have been put together with God guiding me. This book means a lot to me. It talks and reaches into places in my life that I have cut off. It allows me to tell my story without me having to talk. I have been writing poetry since I could write or so I have been told so I have made the decision with the guidance of God behind me to write.

Who am I? How did I get here? I am an ordinary person. Ive spent my life making decisions and laying out plans. It took many years for me to find out that the plans were already laid out. All I had to do was decide to follow the plans. The plans god had for me. This journey is a struggle every day. But its worth every step when you see whats at the journeys end. Live for Christ, he died for you.

This book of poems is about heartbreak, the heartbreak of being in love with someone whose love was just out of reach. It made no difference if we were on opposite sides of the earth or sitting across from each other at a candlelit table; her love was always just out of reach. You ask yourself why he would torture himself in such a way. My answer would be, if you knew her like I did, that question would never even enter your mind. Add to the mix that she never knew how much I loved her and there you have a recipe for a poetry book of brokenhearted poems.

Time is a War. Time is an Answer. Time is an Adventure. Six years ago, Acea Bishop took an oath to become the son of the evil sorcerer Vesuvius. In doing so, all memory of his parents and his friend Emma were forgotten. With a sorcerer as his father, Acea has now been a student of evil longer than he was a wizard. But strange things keep happening. As he travels thru time, mysterious visions appear. Indeed, Acea is sure that he's being followed. Acea's told there's a war brewing between wizards and sorcerers. But he wonders if the real war is what he's battling within. Travel thru time with Acea as he visits ancient civilizations and influences important inventions. Acea's time-traveling may be to change the past, but what he doesn't expect is how time may change his future. The thrilling conclusion to the Acea Bishop Trilogy.