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A Year-End Roundup of Notes on the Creative Process in Recovery.

I've been writing The Small Bow for over five years, which is the perfect arbitrary number to send off a year-end "state of the state" post that’s so popular on Substack. I do not have the stones to hit you with a gift guide ("Great Gifts for Your Sister Who Just Got Out of Silver Hill"), and I've yet to finish my "Best Of" post, but that doesn't mean I…