While I am currently in the process of submitting queries to both agents and independent publishers, as well as prepping to self-publish as a back up plan, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to throw this out there.
By the third time I discovered my girlfriend dead from an overdose, it had become routine: overdose, panic, silence. As if some part of me already knew it was coming. But this time, I saw the pattern. I saw the reflection it held. And I had to admit it wasn’t just her overdose—it was mine, too. And if you look closely, it’s all of ours, just masked by whatever poison we choose.
Through the Abyss is a hybrid memoir about addiction, loss, and the systems that define us as they feed on our pain without our consent. This isn’t a recovery memoir—it’s an initiation, meant to pull readers through their own abyss by forcing them to confront everything they’ve hidden from themselves.
The manuscript is complete at 56,000 words and weaves personal narrative with philosophical inquiry, Jungian shadow work, and cultural critique to create a transformative reading experience. Its fractured structure, hidden cues, and repetition mirror the internal disorientation of collapse—and the clarity that may follow.
Think Memoirs of an Addicted Brain by Marc Lewis meets The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson, with the intensity of Fight Club and the conceptual layering of Mark Fisher.
I’ve been published in Euthanasia: Labeling People (ISBN 9789366172422), as well as on Vine Leaves Press, CommuterLit.com, and Poet’s Choice. I also won a creative writing contest for Beyond Words Magazine.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I’d be happy to send the full manuscript or additional materials upon request.
Warm regards,
J. A. Allison
jaallison@allevi8edwriting.blog
(512) 771-9365
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