I’m Glad You’re Here

A short story about addiction.

Sam Lenz

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Photo by Diana Polekhina on Unsplash

Friday, December 17th, 1993–4AM

The last hit had been too much. He had gone too far. The room had stopped spinning, and was now just fading in and out from existence. A lump caught in his throat, and he began to cough into a clammy, clenched fist. When he pulled his hand away from his face, it was stained a deep red.

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Sam Lenz

A film critic with a taste for genre fare, living in Sioux Falls, SD. If you love movies, we’ll get along just fine.