Lived Through This

No One Deserves Addiction

On the powerlessness of wishing for someone else’s recovery

Michele Sharpe
Human Parts
Published in
20 min readMar 5, 2021

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Photo of the dark silhouette of a person walking in front of a pink sunset.
Photo: Jeansman Lee/Flickr

A rocky trail through forests and fields winds around the back of Quaker Hill in rural Maine. Before traveling to the summit, I pack a bottle of water and some grapes and my notebook. This time I also pack my nephew’s letter.

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Michele Sharpe
Human Parts

Words in NYT, WaPo, Oprah Mag, Poets&Writers, et als. Adoptee/high school dropout/hep C survivor/former trial attorney. @MicheleJSharpe & MicheleSharpe.com