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Wulfstan I Archbishop of York's avatar

I also used to be a heroin addict. That palpable dread of the daily addict grind is all too familiar. I was also saved by Christ, who came to me in a vision. That took me by surprise because I was not raised Christian.

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Flynn's avatar

Beautiful piece. H is a bitch. Whsn you have nothing else it is always there to look forward to. I don't have the physical sickness without it. But it's always there ready to tempt me. I'd be interested to know more about the circumstances that lead to your use, how you turned that around and how you keep it off your back.. If that's something you would ever want to talk about. Was stoked to get that t777 email notification. Your a beast man, thanks so much.

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LaLa Stalemanca's avatar

This was heavy, thanks for writing this piece

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microwave's avatar

A true wordsmith. Appreciate you, brother

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Enlightened Despot's avatar

Brilliant. You have to have suffered in these eastern North Am. cities to understand this. It sounds shallow these days to reference EA Poe, but there is a class of humans who get him and resonate that experience.

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FConstraints's avatar

Powerful testimony. Thank you for sharing.

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Bryce Benefield's avatar

My heart leaped when I saw this email. No disappointment here. Thomas, you are an incredible writer and a genuinely wonderful soul.

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ÆON's avatar

Trully wonderful read my frend

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Mr. Raven's avatar

I don't understand how anyone at any income level can live in a modern big city, it is death incarnate. The thing that gives me the hope to live is being surrounded by birds and trees in a wilderness area. I recently kicked a decades long on and off weed addiction so I hear you on the addition front.

I have enjoyed your appearances on The Perer Quinones show. Good luck with everything.

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Elgar Vaivars's avatar

Fantastic!

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Das Nooj's avatar

Brilliant piece T. Spent my whole life in the Chicagoland area and these winters are particularly unforgiving. Christ is King.

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Radical Liberation's avatar

"devoid of human intimacy and felling"

feeling not felling!

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