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The Alcoholic's Playlist Is Full of David Berman
"As I ran through a stop sign on August 7, 2019, the same day Berman hung himself. It was, in fact, the last day I drank."
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Ben Gaffaney
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Baby Reindeer
On a TV show and trigger warnings. Mary Oliver. More quotes on Humility.
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Origin Stories
What happens if the sober life you've acquired never existed?
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Interview with a 70-Year-Old Sober Person: Jerry Stahl
"I have come to realize that everybody on the planet is recovering from something. And deserves our compassion. It’s pretty much the human condition…
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Oldster Magazine
Good News for People Who Like Great News
On how to use the Sunday newsletter. A Jim Harrison feast. An A.Savage song you'll never forget.
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Longing for Something Ridiculous and Impossible
A reader writes in with a very specific form of body dysphoria and how they've used 12 Steps to help them suffer less.
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What It's Like to Feel Ugly (Part Two)
More readers write in about their body dysmorphia and terrible self-image.
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Staring Down Into a Spiritual Pit of Nothingness
Progress v. Perfection. Some dreamy Auden joints. New tunes for the damned.
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Human Lab Rats
A tribute to the lowest of low moments with Megan Koester.
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Nothing For Us to Do But Watch the Sky Fall Into the Sea
Our readers write in about the current state of their recovery.
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March 2024

What Is the Past?
God boxes for resentments! Stoics on wasting time! Format changes! Check-In reminder! Billy Collins. New tunes.
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Into the Blood Pages
The New Fatherhood. (And sobriety.)
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Kevin Maguire
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