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Hello, my name is James and I'm an alcoholic

A suicidal alcoholic living with his parents finds love at the job center and runs away to live in a tent with his new girlfriend—only to discover she’s not the angel he thought, dragging him into an even darker spiral in this morbidly funny and heartbreaking tale of love, addiction, and survival.

A suicidal alcoholic living with his parents finds love at the job center and runs away to live in a tent with his new girlfriend—only to discover she’s not the angel he thought, dragging him into an even darker spiral in this morbidly funny and heartbreaking tale of love, addiction, and survival.

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In the Vein Of:
Trainspotting
A John Waters movie. Maybe Pink flammingo
Posted:
09/26/2025
Updated:
09/26/2025
Author Bio:
James Kearney is a writer, performer, and student whose life and art are deeply shaped by his remarkable journey of recovery. A dry alcoholic, James has been clean and sober since 10:00am on 18th September 2011, a milestone that marks the turning point from years of addiction to alcohol, crack, and heroin into a new chapter of hope, growth, and creativity.

The dark times of his past, marked by struggle and survival, continue to inspire and inform much of his writing, where themes of pain, resilience, and human vulnerability are met with wit, raw honesty, and sometimes dark comedy.

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