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“Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent”
Marcus Garvey
Ding! And just like that, my light came on.
I opened my eyes what seemed like for the first time, in a very long time. And found myself doing a 25-year bid! My name is Ivan K Dockins, born and raised in Joliet, Illinois. Best known as “Crossroads of Mid-America” and home to Stateville Prison . That’s where Marcus Garvey’s words were able to penetrate my thick skull. And I realized that my lack of educations has caused my desperation. I was determined not to leave prison the same as I came in.
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I worked hard and it paid off, through determination and pure will I became the man I wanted to be in my heart… I grind really hard and the fruits of my labor came to bare. Bare in the form of a GED, then my Associates degree. With that amount of time, it was only right that I keep educating myself. In continuing, I received several certifications. An Advance Electronic, Advance Culinary and Advance Construction. By this time, teachers of the Education department were aware of my academic accomplishments over the past few years and I was asked to become a Teachers-Aid. After a few months on the job, I was told that I was the worst Aid ever… lol. He stated, “You just won’t stop writing!”
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See, As I was working on making my future brighter, my sister Eleanor was in the world struggling with drug abuse… I dealt with it by writing. I wrote and wrote and wrote… Months later, same teacher asked “What are you writing? What I hope to became a book, I answered He asked if I would be open to a submitting of my book to the Kaskaskia College’s Dean and Faculty.
Eleanor caught fire…
To say the Dean and Faculty were over whelmed is an understatement. Critical Acclaims were given by the Centralia Morning Sentinel. Amber McCoy wrote a great article; you know you always remember your first. Though, still in prison through perseverance, I self-published my novel. I was released from prison April, 17 2019. Armed with a wealth of knowledge and the backing of my family and friends I launched RTL (Refuse To Lose) Mobile Fleet Services. Now with stable feet beneath me I give to you part two of the acclaimed
Eleanor’s Wicked Epiphany
Eleanor’s Wicked Epiphany 2
