The Recidivist is a satirical assessment of alcoholism, rehab, and redemption. A dark and often humorous journey through the rehab experience, with a stark perspective on the nature of addiction and trauma and the difficulties in sustainably addressing both. Through the retelling of other patient's stories, the protagonist moves through the treatment regime of an idyllic rehabilitation center set in the Arizona desert. Feeling part high-school and part prison, the patients try to deal with what haunts them through varieties of therapy, medication, spirituality, short-lived romances, rule...