part of a new book, feedback?

More therapeutic advice. THAT'S what he came here for. He's probably never in his live had anybody tell him he might be better off not using drugs.

And he's probably aware that quite a few really successful writers did it while heavily using drugs, alcohol etc.

Ann, that was a great post - one that we could all benefit from by reading and heeding. Thanks!

Kris Kristofferson is one of my favorites; his early work especially was very good. He probably wrote it while he was high, even then, but eventually the fuzz got so deep he was incoherent. Janis Joplin? Similar story, but she got so high she thought she could fly. Edna St. Vincent Millay: "I burn my candle at both ends/It will not last the night/But, ah, my foes, and oh, my friends/It gives a lovely light." Her light did not last long either. I'm a senior citizen now. Officially. Pardon me if I have reached a point where I would like to see some of these young geniuses live long enough to appreciate what they've created.

Ann