This is the Way: a memoir of poetry and heroin Podcast
1) *Intermission*
“Heroes” by David Bowie. Version by Mackenzie Johnson
2) 2:15 Did you hear about Dominic?
Lieutenant Dominic voted in the election and no one has seen him since. All we know is that supposedly he’s been discharged but he didn’t leave any contact information and no one had a chance to see h...Show More
3) How to Eat a Sh*t Sandwich
4) 2:13 You have a burning sensation?
At 3:23 AM—according to my alarm clock—I get up to pee, relishing the freedom of solitude now that Junkiemind Jerry has moved out. I stand in the bathroom’s inadequate yellow half-light feeling strong...Show More
5) 2: 12 Our Father, who art in Rehab
6) 2:11 Fill what is empty, empty what is full
7) 2:10 Don’t Quit Before the Miracle Happens
At our nightly community meeting, Lt. Dominic congratulates everyone on the success of the barbecue and thanks Jonah for cooking, even though he was sick. He says he is going to apply for a group day ...Show More
8) 2:9 Visiting Day
At Group time, my check-in feeling is “concerned.” I’m worried that my liver is failing like the Yellow Man’s, that I am about to go over the waterfall of Suboxone withdrawal, that I will shit myself ...Show More
9) 2:8 Trinity…
I’m flying down, down through layer after layer of sleep on the wings of Jerry’s pill when the dream begins.
10) 2:7 I’m Done
I wake up to one of Junkiemind Jerry’s alarm clocks going off. Daylight has begun creeping in from the window, making diffuse, ominous shadows from everything in the room. We have an early house meeti...Show More