Documenting the Human Experience
I’m in the process of writing the text narrative for the May issue of Gravis. This will be the last issue in the three-part series, “Against Doctor’s Orders,” which covers the tragic story of a heroin addict known as “Shaggy.”…
“Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage.” -William S. Burroughs Heroin publication update: Things are well underway. The first issue has been sent off for final editing before release, and…
I’m in the process of selecting the images for the next installment of “Against Doctor’s Orders: Heroin Addiction.” I’ve published four editions thus far, and I’m working on the fifth. Time-wise, the story is weeks out of sync with reality.…
I was speaking with Teddy in Talkers’ Park when I noticed Shaggy approaching in the distance. He was over an hour late for our appointment, but at least he had showed up. I promised Shaggy the day before that I…
John Lee told me the following story. Even junkies think it’s funny… A guy was sitting in an abandoned building getting ready to inject some heroin, when all of a sudden a man wearing a ski-mask burst into the room.…
Abandoned houses often serve as shelter for people suffering with drug addiction. This is a popular house where several people live, and where many addicts come to inject heroin throughout the day after they purchase the drug in the surrounding…
While searching for John Lee today, I ran into Shaggy, whom I haven’t seen in about eight months. He’s now in a wheelchair due to complications from a recent heroin overdose. Drug addiction is a biological and psychological sickness, NOT…
UPDATE: 2/2/2017 I just discovered that John Lee passed away from a heroin overdose last week. John was a good guy and someone that I will miss. R.I.P John… “Who knows what I’ve injected into my body,” said heroin addict…