Readers
If this is your story
You do not have to perform gratitude to be allowed in the room.
Lost Generation is a memoir of addiction, prison, and the walk home. It was not written to recruit you into a brand. It was written so the years would have a shape that is not a mugshot and not a TED talk.
Three doors, depending on where you are standing:
You used. Or you still might.
Start with the author’s note. Then the book. Skip any page that is too much for the day you are in.
You waited in the other room.
There is a letter for families, and a guide for talking to someone coming home. You are not required to be a saint.
You need a phone number more than a book.
Help and reentry resources — real organizations, not a funnel. The book can wait.