In the Short Grass

By Haskell Robinson

The barrage of A. A. meetings had penetrated the denial front. I heard my story a dozens of times .The real tough guys met life on lifes terms; without booze or drugs to numb the insults of life. I had accepted that life would be better if I put the plug in the jug and surrendered to win. I was not fi ghting the good fi ght when I was self-prescribing a mixed bag of feel-good drugs. I would soon learn the meaning of serenity, one day at a time as a better way to cope. We were told to give up one thing and you can have everything. The rum was out of the fruitcake. I was determined to take the program seriously. The substances were my crutch to navigate the difficult times and now I needed spirituality to replace the drugs. The progress was little and slow.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 15, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481721134

Haskell Robinson

This author since, is now in Grad-school, living sober, and working in addiction programs to encourage and helping adolescents achieve sobriety.

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