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From Lawrence Block's introduction to WRITING DRUNK, WRITING SOBER:

"Back in 1976 I started writing my column in Writer's Digest, and the following April I got sober, and some six months later I wrote an essay for WD on the subject, which in accordance with AA traditions I published under an ad hoc pen name, Kent Hackett.

"And gave it no further thought, with the result that it never got into Terry Zobeck's bibliography of my work.

"A few weeks ago, after an email exchange with John Brady, who'd been WD's editor at the time, and remained a friend although we aren't that often in touch, I thought about those early days and remembered the Kent Hackett article. I wrote to Terry, knowing he'd have a copy of the magazine, and he sent me a scan, and I read it for the first time since I wrote it and decided I was comfortable with acknowledging it and making it once again available."