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Ten years sober - by Alex Olshonsky - Deep Fix

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a memoir in doses

Today I celebrate ten years of continuous sobriety. This is the most personal piece I’ve ever written. Some names and details have been changed to respect privacy. Most have not. The Renowned Orders of the Night by Anselm Kiefer, 1997 The first time I got high, I was a freshman at a big public high school with open lunch. Two juniors named Spencer and Mike, notable cool dudes and bad boys, took Sam and me to Dmitri’s house that afternoon. Dmitri’s parents, professors at Georgetown, left his townhouse empty during the day, making it the perfect getaway. We gathered in his backyard.…

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