This is my journal that I am writing from Northern Illinois University.

A quotation, a cult suicide and a cartoonist – what connects them?

~ Ryan Jacobs
8th April, 2011.

My friend Ryan died of an overdose on November 16th 2000 in Echo Park California. He was a struggling independent film maker with a promising career and talent.

This is a limerick about a jet black cat.

A haiku about a crazy, fluffy squirrel.

Another older poem about my friend Ryan.

Another older poem about my friend Ryan that committed suicide.

Another older poem for my friend Ryan that committed suicide.

The first poem I wrote for my friend Ryan.