I loved reading as a child. My parents told me I was a good reader and writer. I believed what they told me. Although I was a dreamer and thinker, I chose to attend law school. Reading and writing skills were a big help there. Then I entered the conflict-filled world of “lawyerdom.” Years of grinding, exhausting work as a lawyer began to kill my soul, although my commitment to help those in need remained intact. I started dreaming about other things again, especially of being a writer. After a few years of doing nothing more than thinking about writing, I picked up my pen.
My first book, Alcoholprism, wrote itself. To be sure, I was there. I participated in the effort. Yet, the ideas and the poems popped into my mind and danced around. I quickly learned to write them down immediately before they danced away.
My second book is Hope Lines. The things I have seen and felt in twenty-three years of parenting and twenty-one years of lawyering are beautiful and sad, impressive and disturbing. I have written down the disturbing trends emerging in the lives of young adults. I have also written of the fear and loss of spirituality that have made people grab for fixes which are not fixes at all. I continue to practice law and use spiritual tools to help my clients. Hope Lines is available now and can be purchased on Amazon here.
My first book, Alcoholprism, wrote itself. To be sure, I was there. I participated in the effort. Yet, the ideas and the poems popped into my mind and danced around. I quickly learned to write them down immediately before they danced away.
My second book is Hope Lines. The things I have seen and felt in twenty-three years of parenting and twenty-one years of lawyering are beautiful and sad, impressive and disturbing. I have written down the disturbing trends emerging in the lives of young adults. I have also written of the fear and loss of spirituality that have made people grab for fixes which are not fixes at all. I continue to practice law and use spiritual tools to help my clients. Hope Lines is available now and can be purchased on Amazon here.
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Neil Presley Cox is a successful family and criminal law attorney that has practiced in the states of Washington and Idaho for more than twenty years. He studied at the University of Idaho and graduated with a B.A. in History and a Juris Doctor.
Growing up in the Bay Area of California, he now lives with his wife and two sons in Clarkston, Washington, and is involved in community efforts to strengthen family values and mentor children. He works as a recovery advocate through speaking, mentoring, writing and community events. Neil published Alcoholprism, a book of poetry addressing addiction, in 2013 and in 2022 released Hope Lines, a full-length non-fiction book that tackles the hardest situations he has dealt with as a family law attorney, offering hope, encouragement and practical solutions to some of life's toughest problems. |
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Best Reads:
• Recovery and survival stories of resilience and hope
• Historical biographies
Authors:
• John Steinbeck
• George Stewart (Ordeal by Hunger)
• Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild; Into Thin Air)
Best Reads:
• Recovery and survival stories of resilience and hope
• Historical biographies
Authors:
• John Steinbeck
• George Stewart (Ordeal by Hunger)
• Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild; Into Thin Air)