On revenge fantasies and Little Steven Van Zandt. Plus: Pema. Stoics. Ada Limón.
Depression
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How to cope when the pink cloud vanishes. Lydia Davis. A cool poem about contentment. Slate stuff.
+3
“There were months when I saw Jim and the guys in that bar more than I saw girls I was living with, more than I saw my parents when I was a child.”
Death
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“I felt like someone watching a lit cherry bomb get thrown down a toilet.”
Drunks
Old friends, overstepping, rescuing others in an attempt to redeem yourself, and . . . Tom Cruise
Alcoholism
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“After ‘mono no aware’ came into my life, I obsessed about all the little things that disappeared each day without me noticing, which seemed like everything.”
Sober parenting
An excerpt from Julia Wertz's book on recovery and friendship.
Recovery
A guest post from Edith Zimmerman.
The Client was supremely rich.but he was drinking himself to death. Here's how millionaires practice harm reduction.
Joe Schrank
"Lindsay Lohan and Courtney Love were the worst behaved when both were at the height of their drug abuse while living in the hotel during my time there, but I don't hold it against them."
An interview with someone who made mistakes.
New York City Media
"There have been more overdoses in my world, more deaths, and it’s always horrible, but none so profound as Greg's."
An interview with Joe Schrank about what to tell people who need help.
+6
An essay about beds. Plus a comic from Edith Zimmerman.
Edith Zimmerman
"They were out in full force, practically screaming almost. The day was theirs now."
+5
Our Sunday paid subscriber roundup featuring Amy Winehouse, (the wrong) Jason Brown, Louise Glück and more.
On Rudy Giuliani, and other powerless drunks for our Sunday paid subscriber roundup.
by The Small Bow Family Orchestra
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