This morning I woke up sober. That means this year I've spent more New Years mornings sober than sick. The balance has shifted to the positive side and will hopefully stay there. I’ll never … [Read more...] about This morning I woke up sober.
Addiction
White House’s Effort to battle Opiate addiction
This is the person the Trump administration and Sessions DOJ has decided should head the White House efforts to stem the opioid crisis. The crisis that will kill at least 60,000, … [Read more...] about White House’s Effort to battle Opiate addiction
everybody has a backstory
In 1978 while tripping on acid and jacked way up on white crosses and tequila, singing Lynyrd Skynard’s “Freebird”, in possession, at the time, a respectably sized cache of unmarked firearms and … [Read more...] about everybody has a backstory
Everyone needs a mortal enemy
This reviewer ArdentWays hates me, I think, I mean on a mechanical level; like an oil and water level. I’m good with that. In a strange way this person made my day. I’ve dreaded for over a year, … [Read more...] about Everyone needs a mortal enemy
Twenty-Four
Funny, he still sits there, just outside the door, crouched down patiently waiting. His patience is exhausting; some days, most days, all days. You can never let your guard down, I can never let my … [Read more...] about Twenty-Four
triple witching day
Some days I forget that I’m a raging addict. This many years into this project it’s easy to forget how close that line between sanity and insanity really is. It’s easy to forget the line … [Read more...] about triple witching day
I think I enjoyed it
The realization that all of your actions speak louder than your plans and desires. That shaky moral code that says you never strike a woman or children or old people and … [Read more...] about I think I enjoyed it
I am so fucking done loving the addict and hating the addiction
I found out this morning the little girl – the who we can't name or share her picture, the one born addicted to heroin, the one born blind, the one born deaf in one ear, is now … [Read more...] about I am so fucking done loving the addict and hating the addiction
