The intriguing history of the Third Reich and mind-altering drugs, including amphetamines and opioids. Based on Norman Ohler's "Blitzed."

Four short scenes depicting the surreal highs and lows of heroin addiction, all of which are based on experiences that I lived through.

TL; DR: I love my country, but we are not Number One. Western democracy's in trouble right now, but well get through this somehow.

Three of my favorite poems about life and death and some updates on what's going on with me, my methadone taper, and the blog.

A mom with an 80's name leaves a review for an unusual wedding gift on Etsy...

Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up! Thoughts on my 36th trip around the sun.

In praise of my Negativity Rennaissance; my version of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous definition of success.

Reflection on the documentary Emma Wants to Live, which follows 18-year-old Dutch anorexic Emma during her final days.

Community update for the week of September 9, 2024.

"In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends" John Churton Collins

Meditations on what I consider to be the three primary models of addiction: The spiritual, the moral, and the medical.

U.S. physicians are in dire need of specialized training in withdrawing patients from physically and psychologically addictive drugs.

My Summer 2024 life updates, including progress on my methadone taper; my fiancé's immigration visa; and my stepfather's terminal cancer.

Four months from the 2024 presidential elections, as Americans describe themselves as unprecedentedly burnt out on our own politics, why...

A poetic reflection on Nietzsche's concept of eternal recurrence - living your life over and over again, exactly as it is and has been.

A Shakespearean sonnet for all of the drug dealers through all of the years. Sorry for blowing you up, homeboys.

To the woman who taught me about the Golden Rule and the Rules of Evidence; how to walk the narrow path of righteousness and how to avoid...

Some reflections on what a year and a half of involuntary separation due to the COVID pandemic has taught me about my relationship with...

Thoughts on Japanese horror comic book writer Junji Ito's story The Enigma of Amigara Fault. A panel from the story. Check out the full...

Ready to call your ex-whatever borderline, a narcissist, or a sociopath? Think twice. Put simply, the person calling someone a sociopath...