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 Crash Open in new Window. [E]
A mistake some of us make one too many times.
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Review of Crash  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.5)
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This is a heartfelt and realistic portrayal of a man struggling to reach sobriety, determined to do so for the sake of his family. I feel at turns slightly scornful and then sorry for him as he begins the long journey to put himself back together.

The little showing details you’ve included (as he wakes up, etc) go a long way to making a lasting impression. As a quick reminder, rather than simply saying “he woke up in a drunken hangover” you describe exactly how that feels. That’s good writing.

I don’t know how much of this is biographical; if this is your story, I’m sending best wishes for peace and sobriety.

If I may digress, I’m a big fan of the band Imagine Dragons, and their lead singer Dan Reynolds has been open about his own struggles with addiction, though he had hidden it for years (a choice I won’t hold against him, though it was a great disappointment to find that his insistence on being a Straight Edge and wearing black X’s on the backs of his hands at every show as a symbol of sobriety and avoidance of substances… I think my sentence got derailed *Laugh*) Anyway, no one is completely immune from addiction, even to trivial things. I have an addiction to harmless fun online such as being here and helping people like you *BigSmile*

This was a good story with a hopeful ending. I liked it.

Thanks for sharing, take care and keep writing *Smile* *X*


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