Full Blue Moon Dementia
If you’re new to recovery, just starting out in a 12-step fellowship, or fresh out of rehab, please stop reading this right now. Okay, now that they’re gone, let me just say one thing. The recovery phone call sucks. It doesn’t matter if you’re a newcomer or a seasoned veteran with 20-plus years. Making...
I often hear people at meetings say relapse is a part of recovery. However, with my program in Narcotics Anonymous it hasn’t been. I’m from the school of “no matter what.” As in no matter what happens I’m not picking up a drug or a drink. So when I hear someone say that relapse...
The weather has changed, summer is over. Last night in Los Angeles I actually had to put on a coat. While I am not one to run out into the elements, gleefully trudging through a first snow or rushing to the countryside to witness the changing of the leaves (it’s the west coast we...
This time of year I always look back on what has transpired, reevaluating all that I’ve experienced, and contemplate whether my life has gotten better, and if not, what I need to do in the coming year to make it so. With this past year I can honestly and without hesitation say that it has...
El Paso, Texas. Flipper’s playing another all ages show. The venue’s an alternative warehouse space, the turnout small, but the kids are enthusiastic. Near the end of the set Ted abruptly turns off his amp and walks off stage as the audience screams for more. I pick up the guitar, turn the amp back on,...
Goodreads Book Giveaway Gun, Needle, Spoon by Patrick O’Neil Giveaway ends December 17, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
I was not the most honest person when I was using drugs. I’d lie, cheat and steal from everyone that I ever came in contact with. Basically I was your typical heroin addict. You probably know the saying: “How can you tell when a junkie is lying? His lips are moving.” But what I have...
I’m on a plane. The flight attendant is handing out drinks. A woman across the aisle has ordered a Bloody Mary. It looks really good. Inviting even. I don’t like Bloody Marys. There’s too much going on with them. All that tomato juice, hot sauce, vegetation and ice, competing with what’s really important—the goddamn...
There’s a pain in my left knee that just won’t quit. I can barely stand up, and when I do I can’t really walk. Even so I’m still wondering if I should maybe see a doctor—hoping instead that it will heal itself and go away. When I realize I can’t even make it down...
Goodreads Book Giveaway Gun, Needle, Spoon by Patrick O’Neil Giveaway ends August 24, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
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