On a Dark Morning
June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue | Our Personal Stories

On a Dark Morning

At five years sober he woke up hating everyone, including himself. Time to pick up the phone

One morning while shaving to go to work I felt the bitter realization that I hated everything and everyone in my life. Most of all, I hated myself, for no particular reason.

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