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"Country soul, city scars, life tested and battle proven."

Writing at the intersection of grit, insight, and American storytelling.

Built on experience. Fueled by purpose.

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The Ghost of State

In the unseen corridors of power, where diplomacy is a facade and deception fuels the highest stakes, one man operates without a net. Officially, he’s a State Department analyst—a name on a roster, another faceless bureaucrat. Unofficially, he’s a CIA Non-Official Cover (NOC) operative—deep in the shadows, unprotected, unacknowledged, and utterly expendable.

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The Power of Real Recovery

This isn’t just another exposé—it’s a survival guide. It separates the business of recovery from what actually works. It cuts through the lies and lays out a path to true freedom: one addict helping another, rigorous honesty, and action over empty promises.

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A Conversation with Bill W.

"A Conversation with Bill W." is not your typical recovery book. Part spiritual dialogue, part call to action, and part torch-passing, this book captures a fictional yet deeply truthful conversation between a modern-day recovered, but not cured addict and Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Set in a quiet diner somewhere in upstate New York—not far from where Bill once lived—the two dive deep into the heart of Twelve Step recovery, pulling no punches.

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White Bear: Blood & Honor

"White Bear: Blood and Honor" is a gripping tale of identity, duty, and the long road home. Michael White Bear Black Elk was born between worlds—raised in the traditions of the Lakota Sioux yet marked by questions that followed him from childhood into adulthood.

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One Riot, One Ranger

When Texas Ranger John Davenport embarks on a relentless quest to find his estranged brother, he understands that the journey ahead will be long, perilous, and filled with unanswered questions.

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Cigar Gatronomique

Cigars, much like gourmet dishes, are masterpieces created by a harmonious blend of nature's bounty and human artistry. They evoke a sense of place, a trace of history, and a touch of the personal.

Publications

Oat Potter Music
Mechanical Licensure is Available

truckin’
00:00 / 03:07
Ole’ West
00:00 / 04:00
pool-of-tears
00:00 / 04:00
timeless-(remastered)
00:00 / 03:19
ode-to-bob-wills
00:00 / 04:00
fire-flies
00:00 / 03:33
georgia
00:00 / 04:00
faith-in-you
00:00 / 03:31
truth
00:00 / 03:33
the-one
00:00 / 03:22
modern-day-drifter
00:00 / 03:54

About The Author:

Patrick Potter has had sobriety since 1994 and is a seasoned interventionist and unapologetic truth-teller in the world of addiction, crisis response, and behavioral health. With over three decades of real-world casework and crisis management, his writing cuts through academic fluff with raw, hard-won insight.

His voice is forged from survival—fueled by lived experience and sharpened by years of work on the front lines of human struggle. He writes with the precision of a clinician and the edge of someone who’s been there, seen it all, and still refuses to look away.

Part memoirist, part tactician, and all heart, Patrick delivers stories that hit hard, go deep, and leave no truth buried.
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