Though I feared I would have no progress when I put down the drink, [my writing] hasn't changed. The creative search, and the fragments that I collect, reflects that.

I needed it to have experiences I could write about. I thought I was someone who had nothing to say.

Though I feared I would have no progress when I put down the drink, [my writing] hasn't changed. The creative search, and the fragments that I collect, reflects that.

Familiarity isn't always a good thing... sometimes you need a little crisis to shake things up.