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Snapshot: An Addict Remembers 9/11
A story from a New Yorker who was addicted to heroin at the time of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Feb 23 min read


Red, White, and Bummed-Out Blues: Uneasy Independence Day Reflections on American Politics in 2024 and American Decline in General
Four months from the 2024 presidential elections, as Americans describe themselves as unprecedentedly burnt out on our own politics, why...
Jul 7, 202415 min read


Shadow People Captured on Camera: Stimulant Psychosis Screenshots
Curated screenshots of a textbook example of stimulant-induced psychosis.
Jun 18, 20240 min read

Jessica Kent: Victim, Villain, Cautionary Tale (Part 1)
Part 1 of my two-part series on the downfall of Jessica Kent, an addiction recovery and prison reform YouTuber with over one million...
May 25, 202413 min read

Off the Cuff, From the Heart
A subscriber who is a fellow writer and who suffers from a mental illness that isn't addiction emailed me with kind words about my piece...
May 1, 20242 min read


Enough, Cat Marnell (Book Review)
Cat Marnell competing with yours truly for the Sloppiest Person of the Century Award (photo courtesy of Getty Images). *4/15/2024:...
Dec 31, 202310 min read


Six Tough Truths That My Addiction Drove Home
A bar in Harbin, Northern China, a frigid and stunning city. 1. Anyone who says that money isn’t everything is revealing that they have...
Dec 19, 20233 min read
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