Close up of male with broken leg walking on crutches in hospital

It’s After Midnight Smoker’s Blog – Part III – “The Nicotine Crutch”

Some smokers, deep down, wish they had never started smoking in the first place. They wish, some nights, with every morsel of their being, they could quit, but they don’t know how. A cigarette is like a crutch and you’ve got a permanently broken foot, that aches every hour of every day. Think about it–if Read More


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“After Midnight” – Chronicles of a Chain Smoker – Part II

The Interview” … Friday. 10:05 am. Billy wakes up, sits up in bed coughing, hacking, but nothing comes up. The tar and congestion are embedded from the head cold last week. He can’t take a full breath without choking to death, it seems. He lights up a menthol. Breathing improves slightly. He showers, gets dressed Read More