Today the Guardian features an excerpt from Bill Clegg‘s Portrait Of An Addict As A Young Man. The story of one of the most gifted, charismatic and successful young literary agents in New York and his catastrophic fall into full-blown crack addiction: a collapse that would cost him his business, his home, many of his friends and – very nearly – his life. Brilliantly written and strikingly honest it packs a powerful punch.
It doesn’t feel the least bit wrong in those first seconds after exhaling the familiar smoke, no more than a reunion with an old friend, a returning to the most incredible conversation I’ve ever had, one that got interrupted seven months ago and, now that it’s started up again, hasn’t skipped a beat. But it’s more than just a conversation, it’s the best sex, the most delicious meal, the most engrossing book – it’s like returning to all of these at once, coming home.……….. link to read My Life on Crack
Source: The Guardian
