Recently we were talking with a friend, a writer, busy on a number of projects. Charlie Harrow knows his stuff, in between his writing projects he had started developing reflective pieces on his experience with alcohol, alcoholism, recovery and more. He kindly passed these on and so will contribute to Continue Reading
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CONSEQUENCES OF THE CREATIVE CURSE
A great many creatives fear recovery from addiction might mean an end to their artistic achievements. Alcoholism and addiction have been see by many as the creative curse. That said alcoholic writers probably write (or wrote) just as well sober as drunk, and as South African playwright Continue Reading
READING FOR RECOVERY (II)
In a previous post we wrote about the importance of reading in the recovery process, so when we saw the words reading for recovery in a New York Times book review headline we were intrigued. The review was for a collection of excerpts, poems and quotes gathered together in Out Continue Reading
Writing Drunk and Sober
Following our post on Reading For Recovery, we thought you might enjoy an old article we had filed away. Writers who drink are old hat. But what about writers who quit drinking? Tom Shone studied them for his excellent 2009 novel ‘In The Rooms…’ Article from INTELLIGENT LIFE Magazine, Summer Continue Reading