![]() ![]() One of my “victims” stuck my head on an electric cooker ring. And then when he’d head-butt me, I’d say, “Call that a headbutt?” So the guy would do it again harder. I’d go up to the biggest guy in the place and look up his nostrils and call him a faggot. My mouth always got me into trouble, of course. ![]() But then, as far as I was concerned, wasn’t everyone doing the same thing? I started to realize something was wrong when I began to get beaten up. I think I always knew deep down I had a drinking problem. 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. “The author does a great job, I loved it!” -Junot Díaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao “Kinky, artsy, and swoon-worthy.” -New York magazine ![]()
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