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    An Intimate Crisis
    An Intimate Crisis
    An Intimate Crisis
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    An Intimate Crisis

    By Matt Martinez

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    Drinking alcohol was just a symptom. The main culprit: character and spiritual defects. An Intimate Crisis is a collection of fictional short stories where each main character must work through these defects in sobriety. If you are in Alcoholics Anonymous, take a look at this book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatt Martinez
    Release dateMay 28, 2018
    ISBN9780463378021
    An Intimate Crisis
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    Matt Martinez

    Thank you to my friends both in person and online for their support. Without it, I would have never published. One day in sobriety, he revitalized a lifelong passion for writing. He kept going and worked at figuring out how to publish. Thank you for reading my book! I appreciate your support. Matt takes it one day at a time. Like the characters in the story, he works on his character defects every day. He believes that’s one of sobriety’s gifts: his own ability to identify what he does. He goes to meetings, participates in the fellowship, and prides himself on how boring his life is. He drinks coffee every day and eats tacos on a regular basis. He enjoys reading great writing, watching sports, and drinking Topo Chico. Since he got sober, his greatest accomplish each day is going to bed without drinking. Sometimes that makes him lazy, but in his mind, he’s grateful to be sober.

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      An Intimate Crisis - Matt Martinez

      Matt Martinez

      An Intimate Crisis

      Drinking wasn't the problem.

      First published by Matt Martinez at Smashwords in 2018

      Copyright © Matt Martinez, 2018

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Contents

      Newcomer

      Early Sobriety

      Psychic Change

      Restlessness

      Should Have

      About the Author

      1

      Newcomer

      Iknow everyone is looking at me, Frederick thought. I don’t fit in anywhere.

      Frederick, would you like to speak? the chairperson at the AA meeting asked.

      Uh yeah, sure. I’m Frederick. A little about myself, I grew up poor and started drinking at a young age. I just never stopped, but maybe I want to. I don’t know if I’m an alcoholic. Are you all sober? What a dumb question, he thought.

      Thank you, Frederick, the room said in unison.

      Frederick, stick around after the meeting and someone can answer any questions you may have, the chairperson said.

      Ok… Frederick didn’t know how to respond. He wasn’t sure if he said the right thing. I want people to like me, he thought. What if they don’t? Did I say something wrong? I don’t know.

      At the end of the meeting, someone came up to Frederick. I’m Bob, he introduced himself and put his hand out for a handshake.

      Hi, Frederick responded.

      Welcome! What brings you here?

      "I don’t know. My boss said I needed to come or he would

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