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Diane Reed

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Double Helix: A Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, and Jazz in Two Voices

Double Helix: A Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, and Jazz in Two Voices

Told in alternating voices, two lives – a former addict and celebrated jazz singer, and a writer and co-dependent – become inseparably intertwined.

2021

Diane Reed, et al.

Diane Reed, Ed Reed

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The Narrative Arc

You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

Dumpster diving my way to quitting

Nov 25, 2024

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Nov 25, 2024

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The Narrative Arc

Surviving Writing Memoir

There’s a reason we keep our darkest memories buried

Jan 21

photo of woman smiling in the sun, sitting on a beach with the sea behind

Jan 21

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The Narrative Arc

My Husband Lost His Vision

It could be my fate as well

Dec 8, 2024

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Dec 8, 2024

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Catharsis Chronicles

The Habit of Lightning

to be figured out

May 16

The Habit of Lightning

May 16

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Catharsis Chronicles

It’s Never Too Late to Have Your Dreams

From homelessness and addiction to Jazz at Lincoln Center

Apr 29

Ed and his Trio (George Cables, Ugonna Okegwo, Akira Tana) at Dizzy’s Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2015. Photo by Diane Reed.

Apr 29

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The Narrative Arc

A 24/7 Caregiver’s Tale of Survival

It was like a slow boil

Apr 28

image of turquoise waves in the sea.

Apr 28

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Black Bear

Scratch an Addict

You might be surprised at the people pleaser you find

Apr 28

Scratch an Addict

Apr 28

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Black Bear

Pay Attention When Life Whispers In Your Ear

That Voice Could Change Everything

Apr 16

Pay Attention When Life Whispers In Your Ear

Apr 16

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Black Bear

Now Is the Time to Explain About Heroin

And what I learned about why I couldn’t stop

Apr 9

Now Is the Time to Explain About Heroin

Apr 9

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E.R. Stories

“We Don’t Know…”

These are not words you want to hear from your doctor

Apr 7

A blue concrete storey house on top of building at daytime

Apr 7

Diane Reed

Diane Reed

she/her

Book Author

Wrote for my living, now writing for myself, living inside an idea until it is ready to be a story. Love memoir, nature, gardening, animals. www.reedswrite.com

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