"Walking in Black, Bleeding in Light" begins from a generational standpoint highlighting the addictive struggles from an ancestral perspective and then chronologically mapping the trials and tribulations of the author "Benjamin Ganong" up until his final relapse with alcohol, and into the recovery world.
The Memoir aspires to come from a place of absolute honesty to give the reader the best chance of acquiring some measure of help from the dialogue therein. The text also delves into the recovery component of sobriety, what the author has continued to struggle with after putting the bottle down, and what methods of personal growth have been effective for him thus far.