Monthly Archives: December 2009
The Veteran
Image via Wikipedia Hi, my name is Gretchen, and I am an alcoholic. This is a fragment of a thing I wrote while I was in rehab trying to kick the habit I’d developed of being a “closet drunk”, drinking … Continue reading
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Rehab Diary: Day 1
Image via Wikipedia I woke up alone and disoriented. And sweaty. I couldn’t quote the song at the time, I was so out of it, but looking back on the cloudy memories, I was definitely what The Band sung of … Continue reading
Rehab Diary: Day 0
Image via Wikipedia When I walked in the door of the inpatient treatment facility, I was drunk off my ass. I mean happy as a clam, reeking of booze, swaying and slurring my words drunk. I walked in “under my … Continue reading