Either way, after getting into Alcoholics Anonymous, I didn’t even kiss a girl for five years. Or maybe I was just afraid that they’d see through me.

I couldn’t even look at a girl, much less believe I deserved to converse with one.

I carried the guilt of my crimes around with me for years after I stopped drinking. I’ve been punished, so it’s okay to talk about it all. The same thing happened to me, only worse. Then the glaze as they tried to hide how much I was hurting them. Till the big saucer eyes were looking at me. I’d wait until they were totally in love with me. I didn’t care how long it took either, because I was in no hurry. It’s like when you hear serial killers say they feel no regret, no remorse for all the people they killed. Mentally, not physically, I never hit a girl in my life. Visit for more on the Oxygen Thief Diaries. Scott Fitzgerald for the iPad generation.” -Richard Nash, author of What Is the Business of Literature? “A dark-horse Williamsburg bestseller.” -Jonas Kyle, Spoonbill & Sugartown, Booksellers One of the most interesting and controversial encounters I’ve made through a book.” -Lorenzo de Rita, editor in chief, COLORS magazine “First he steals the oxygen from you, then he spits it right back in your face.

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