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The smoker’s workout …

Sure, it sounds like an oxymoron right from the start, the “smoker’s workout,” but anything is possible in this world, so we start with a cigarette, of course, because without one, most smokers wouldn’t even read what’s next. Go ahead, we’ll wait for you to light it. Okay. Go ahead. We’ll be right here waiting Read More


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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


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Welcome to “After Midnight” Smoker’s Blog

Mostly, the people who are still up after about 2am and surfing the TV or the internet for infomercials, MLM jobs, dates, cooking channels, home improvement gadgets, tech gadgets, or health improvement fads–are bartenders, waitresses, cooks, plant and factory workers, late-shift hotel staff, hospital or nursing home staff, or the like. Now add the insomniacs Read More