One night when I was drinking less, but before I had my final drink, I went to a dinner…
For years I had a friend who needed me so much I spent more time on her problems than I did on my own. Chatting…
Over the last few posts, I’ve been focused on mental health, which has had a huge…
I thought I was healthy, but my body kept telling me something was wrong. I quashed all symptoms with medication, Diet Coke, junk food, and alcohol. Soon, I was having trouble taking in deep breaths. Walking became difficult. My hair was falling out, but my family…
This is a great time of year to make a commitment to your craft, but if you’ve been having writer’s block this may be the wrong decision. Rather than resolving to write, choose to give yourself a break for all of January. I mean it. You are not a bad person if you…
In three days I will hit a milestone: one year sober. Over the past 362 days, I haven’t had a single alcoholic beverage. No painkillers, no Diet Coke, no antihistamines. Anyone who follows this up with “no fun” can fuck off to rehab, because I’m not here for…
After reading my last post, a friend told me she’s been going through similar stuff, minus the shitting blood. Even though we hadn’t talked for more than a year, we went deep into our lives and into the political and cultural conditions that contribute to our…
A friend posted on Facebook: “Anyone else completely useless on weekends? I know I’ve never really had a proper 9–5 job before but it’s like both my body and mind go into standby mode on Fridays at midnight.”
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