ALexie Today
Self described as, "mouthy, opinionated, and arrogant," Alexie is never been happier than before. Sherman Alexie today drinks alcohol only on rare occasions because of all the difficult memories it brings with it. Alexie claims that after his six year binge he has been sober for six year. He says, "Today, I get drunk off of public readings. I am good at it." He currently lives in a modest Pacific Northwest apartment where he lives with his wife and two boys.
Alexie rarely returns to his old reservation because of all the bad experiences and hostilities. He says there was too much, "pain, it is a haunted place for me". The reservation in his mind is a white creation. He feels bad for anyone who never left the reservation. Sherman Alexie values the life he has and is grateful for everything that has happend. If he had the chance to change anything in the past, everything would basically be the same. Through his experiences, it made him who he really is. To this day, Alexie has public readings and helps with youth programs to stop impressionable minds to do anything bad. He wants to use his life as a resource to stop kids these days from following his mistakes. |