A searingly honest memoir of addiction, sobriety and a battle with Hepatitis C with no health insurance. Smith chronicles his journey through interferon treatment — a story of survival, faith and a second chance at life. Published by Books for Free, LLC.
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A man checks into a psychiatric crisis center carrying three rocks from his driveway, convinced he's a CIA psychic agent — and that's just the beginning of Jared Bryan Smith's extraordinary memoir of addiction and survival.
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The first time I was checked into the loony bin, I was carrying three rocks. In my deluded mind that July in 2006, they were a moon rock, a space rock and an earth rock, the latter I was certain was also an ancient arrowhead. I’d found them all in my gravel…
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- The Long Road ThereFree
- Childhood with My FatherFree
- Obsessing About SexFree
- First ArrestFree
- Roswell's FinestFree
- Independence High and Felix the CatFree
- Road Trip, the Dead, and Billy ClubsFree
- New Orleans and Computer CityFree
- OmensFree
- Not a Good Business PlanFree
- Roswell's Finest Yet AgainFree
- Mom's FuneralFree
- Fired AgainFree
- Ordered to ChattanoogaFree
- Family Plots and CIA BanjeeFree
- Taking a StandFree
- Working the StepsFree
- The Third Step PrayerFree
- Epilogue: Living Amends to my MomFree
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