Teenagers From Mars

Substance abuse is like a time machine.  Each buzz whether it be poppy, LSD, alcohol or even marijuana imparts another memory.  When I analyze them sober, I am amazed.  I lived through some bad times and so did my friends.  Amazing considering the news stories these days regarding opiate abuse.  We were VERY lucky.  It's not exactly a secret I was high writing Tracks 1 and most of this blog.  But I do quit now and then.  I want to walk that path.  I suppose my problem is like most opiate abusers.  Once you know euphoria...

So as some of you know, I've been working on another book titled: Stories From the Moth People.  It's almost done.  When the editor and I were choosing stories, I was re-reading all this stuff I never saw before.  Fucking dope is for dopes.  So it got me thinking, which ones I have written sober?  Maybe a few more but these came to mind.

• The Bedroom Days
• Rise of the Lizard King
• Sibyl's Cave
• A Tent That Smells Like Piss
• The Sponsor
• Shoes Left Behind ***

***Shoes Left Behind was written while I was wasted in October but only partially finished.  So it's a hybrid story.

But damn.  I hope to add some more.

-M2K