ON BIPOLAR DISORDER AND ALCOHOLISM An Interview Bill – “I’m an alcoholic, and I have bipolar mood disorder. Those are the two things that have influenced my life.” FIRST DRINKS “I started smoking pot around thirteen, and then fifteen was when I first drank. To start with it was recreational, just with friends. But with […]

ON A WILD LIFE OF ADDICTION, CRIME, PRISON, AND REDEMPTION (Part 2) If you haven’t read Part 1, please read it first, here. An Interview OH, ONE MORE THING BEFORE THE SENTENCING: “I forgot to tell you: the main reason I was staying with my parents before sentencing was, I was going for a play […]

ADDICTION, CRIME, PRISON, AND REDEMPTION (Part 1) An Interview I met this Ironman Triathlete while he was in town competing at this famous yearly event (search your internet for Ironman Triathlon, Penticton, Canada) and he was so different, and so enjoyable, I knew there would be a great interview somewhere, somehow. It took three years […]