Writing

The Top Shelf Whisper

A Poem by Matt-R

Be the leather jacket that doesn’t fit anymore,  Be the wasted bottle of bourbon in the sink,  Be my empty bank account,  B..

Into a Bottle

A Poem by SteveTarasev

I want to crawl into a bottle and never come out

Caterpillar

A Poem by AmberWind

I was a little caterpillar climbing up a treeReaching for the leaf - I was totally freeThe wind was blowing, but I was hanging onThen the human came a..

Taking A Licking

A Story by felioness

Life with an alcoholic.

Poison

A Poem by Jesse Booker

So, you have a drink here and there As hard as you work, it's only fair Then, why do you shake when you run out Was it a lie, or are you in doubt? ..

Why I want Treatment

A Story by Don't just B, but B amazi..

I was asked to write a one page essay on "Why I want Treatment" while in rehab I got there on 10/10/2014 and wrote this 10/16/2014, only 6 days there ..

Half Lady Bug Half Fire Ant

A Book by littlemercies

A start to a memoir I have been dreaming of writing. I decided to write this as more of a novel with two different view points. That of a little girl ..

Ask Me Tomorrow

A Poem by Audrey Wynters

I wrote this shortly after my 20th birthday when my Dad gave me a birthday gift. He is an alcoholic and we were on really rough terms at this point in..

Overcoming Ghosts in a Ghost Town

A Chapter by Devin Mitchell Durbin

A friend came to me in desperation."I think I messed things up again" he said;"And I can't go on living this way.Living in the past.I can't live here ..

My First Love & My Worst Enemy

A Story by dan

a true story of my battles with the bottle

Contrary

A Story by Deyan

Follow-up to "We're All Mad Here" (takes place 3-4 years later).

Good Enough

A Story by Deyan

Mo wants a cat. Ash wants Mo to deal with her drinking problem. They make a deal.

Akash

A Poem by Almond Syiem

A poem birthed out of heartbreaking interactions with those with no hope.

Back to Shore

A Story by Carole Frois

I'm not an alcoholic but I guess the four glasses of whiskey, empty, lined up on my coffee table at dawn didn't help my case much. It's very hard to ..