Writers on the Edge

Writers On The Edge offers a range of essays, memoirs and poetry written by major

contemporary authors who bring fresh insight into the dark world of addiction, from drugs and alcohol, to sex, gambling and food. Editors Diana M. Raab and James Brown have assembled an array of talented and courageous writers who share their stories with heartbreaking honesty as they share their obsessions as well as the awe-inspiring power of hope and redemption.

"Open to any piece in this collection, and the scalding, unflinching, overwhelming truths within will shine light on places most people never look. Anyone who reads this book, be they users or used, will put it down changed. And when they

raise their eyes from the very last page, the world they see may be redeemed,

as well." --Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight

CONTRIBUTORS: Frederick & Steven Barthelme, Kera Bolonik, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas,

Maud Casey, Anna David, Denise Duhamel, B.H. Fairchild, Ruth Fowler, David Huddle

Perie Longo, Gregory Orr, Victoria Patterson, Molly Peacock, Scott Russell Sanders,

Stephen Jay Schwartz, Linda Gray Sexton, Sue William Silverman, Chase Twichell, and

Rachel Yoder

About the Editors

Diana M. Raab, an award-winning memoirist and poet, is author of six books

including Healing With Words and Regina's Closet. She's an advocate of the

healing power of writing and teaches nation-wide workshops and in the UCLA

Extension Writers' Program.

James Brown, a recovering alcoholic and addict, is the author of the memoirs,

The Los Angeles Diaries and This River. He is Professor of English in the MFA

Program in Creative Writing at California State University, San Bernardino.

From the Reflections of America Series

Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com

SEL006000 Self-Help : Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism

SEL003000 Self-Help : Adult Children of Alcoholics

PSY038000 Psychology : Psychopathology - Addiction