I used to...

Drink

Like

A

Fish,

But

Then

I

Got

Into

Hot

Water.

Yup-Yup the Pup

Seeing this image today reminded me of a second children's book I had once started, following the near publication of my "Animal Zoop." "Yup-Yup" and "A Drinking Man's Guide to Bar Exercise" will remain incomplete while I finish other projects, like this senten....

Muppet, Schmuppet

I Ain't Yo' Puppet.

Puppy?

Schmaybe,

Baby.

Haiku

simple is hard be-
cause diamonds shrink. easy is
peasy: just don't think.

Patty's Addiction

Patty's addiction decided for her that she had suffered enough. The pain was enough. The pain of being unable to feel the pain was enough.

The unbearable pain of the struggle to be free of her addiction was a giant wave whose undertow drew her back to the ocean of her addiction. She could no longer live free. No longer free. Under she went. The undertow of addiction drowned her.

Patty's addiction could not undecide her death.

from "All Drinking Aside", Chapter 72 (rough draft)
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your father's mustache

You

Just

Can't

Hide

in

Your

Father's

Mustache.

The Battle With My Brain

Thinking that I could win the battle with the alcoholic part of my brain. Never realizing, or admitting, or being in denial about this one basic fact: There is no one part of my brain that is alcoholic. My entire brain, my entire being, my entire life is one of alcoholism. I'm either living in my disease or I'm living in recovery.

(Id, Ego, Superego, pictured to your right)

from "All Drinking Aside", Chapter 43 (rough draft)

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