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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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Interview with a 69-Year-Old Sober Person: Kim Wozencraft
"I hope that I’m able to listen and empathize and not be as solipsistic as I was when I was actively alcohol dependent."
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The Birthday Party
Thoughts on 50 via the Sober Oldster questionnaire.
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Interview with a 53-Year-Old Sober Person: Joan As Police Woman
"I am done with being cool. It's not all that."
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Interview with a 60-Year-Old Sober Person: Claudia Lonow
"I have a way to deal with life’s problems, and friends who’ve known me a long time to give me support when I need it. I know it’s not for everyone, but…
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We Should Talk
A roundup of Sober Oldster collaborations.
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Interview with a 62-Year-Old Sober Person: Elizabeth Crane
"I somehow managed to dislike myself intensely and simultaneously think that if only everyone saw everything as I did, most likely we’d spontaneously…
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Interview with a 75-Year-Old Sober Person: Ray Cocks
"I feel the person I was is someone I know intimately but isn’t me now. The monster lies dormant, though, and could be very easily awakened."
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Interview With A 71-Year-Old Sober Person: Kevin Teare
"I find recounts of someone’s mood-altering to be highly suspect. I mean, if you got it right, how high were you?"
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Interview With A 72-Year-Old Sober Person: Meredith Maran
It's our monthly collaboration with Oldster Magazine.
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Interview With a 54-Year-Old Sober Person: Dionne Ford
“I started drinking when I left home my junior year of high school for an exchange program, and by the time I was in my final year of college, I’d been…
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