The Heroin Chronicles

That most "literary" of narcotics - the enigmatic opium poppy and its various derivatives - and as these stories reveal, those who partake of the sacred flower are forever changed, but the price of paradise is often steep: overdose, hepatitis C, degradation and self-destruction. The editor, Jerry Stahl, himself a recovering addict with long-term sobriety, has assembled an impressive array of writers to create this 'encyclopedia of bad behaviour.' Indeed, these tales of chasing the dragon, with corollaries often violent and savage, will satisfy devotees of noir fiction and outsider art alike.
CONTENTS
Fragments of Joe - Tony O'Neill
Hot for the Shot - Sophia Langdon
Dos Mac + The Jones - Nathan Larso
Possible Side Effects - Jerry Stahl
Going Down - L.Z. Hansen
Baby I Need to See A Man About A Duck - Michael Albo
Godhead - Eric Bogosian
Gift Horse - Jervey Tervalon
Ghost Town Lydia Lunch
The Monster - John Albert
Black Caesar's Gold - Gary Phillips
Sunshine for Adrienne - Antonia Crane
Poppy Love - Ava Stander

Jerry Stahl has written six books, including the memoir Permanent Midnight and the novels I, Fatty and Pain Killers. His nonfiction and journalism have appeared in Details, The Believer, the New York Times, and a variety of other places. Hemingway & Gellhorn, written by Stahl, premiered on HBO in 2012, and he is currently working on The Thin Man with Johnny Depp.