Love Me More: An Addict's Diary

About the Book

"Something terrible has happened to me, and the thing is, I don't know what it is..." So begins "Love Me More: An Addict's Diary," an unforgettable journey exploring how much the human body and soul can survive, and how much the human heart and mind must learn.

About the Author

“Something terrible has happened to me. And the thing is, I don’t know what it is....” So begins Love Me More: An Addict’s Diary, an unforgettable journey exploring how much the human body and soul can survive, and how much the human heart and mind must learn. “Stunning prose and raw power... should be read by anyone who hopes even to try to understand the human condition... demands that readers push the universal struggle for acceptance to the limit, and perhaps beyond.” –Don Freidkin, filmmaker, Los MacArturos: Hispanic MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners. San Antonio, Texas. “I couldn’t put Love Me More down.... It’s blisteringly real. I had plenty of ‘How the hell does she know that?!’ moments when I forgot that the book was Mira’s story, not mine. That’s what I want when I read: total immersion, complete identification.” –Amanda Moody, actress, playwright, Serial Murderess. Oakland and Los Angeles, California. “By turns hilarious and poignant... always taut and astonishing....” –Simon Stern, editor, Oxford World’s Classics Tom Jones. Seattle, Washington. “Ms. Goska’s combination of honesty, keen observation, and kick-ass literary skill make her writing about men and about teaching ring like the most purely-stuck bell. The way she manages to depict conflict without setting up good guys and bad guys gives these scenes an honesty and resonance that I rarely experience in reading.” –Peter Greene, author, Venango Tales. Franklin, Pennsylvania. “Love Me More is witty and forgiving.... Beautifully written, a joy to read, I look forward to the next book Ms. Goska writes, and the next, and the next.” –Rowena Lundquist, freelance writer, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. “There are things that are difficult to talk about and words that are hard to say. Ms. Goska manages both with an honesty, a clarity, and a grace that you will find in few contemporary writers.” –John Guzlowski, poet, Language of Mules. Charleston, Illinois. See more reader comments inside the front cover. Danusha V. Goska’s work has appeared in various scholarly and literary journals, including TheScreamOnline; her short essays have been broadcast via WFIU. Her literary awards include the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Grant, the William Paterson Women’s Biography Award, and the Eva Kagan-Kans Award. She holds a PhD from Indiana University and an MA from the University of California at Berkeley, both in Folklore.