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Empathy for the Devils

On Rudy Giuliani, and other powerless drunks for our Sunday paid subscriber roundup.

Alcoholism

Last Call Forever, Maybe

I missed so much even when I was paying close attention.

Sober parenting

Bonded by the Blood of the Family Disease

by The Small Bow Family Orchestra

Relapse

The Art of Loneliness

A Sunday roundup featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Fox, Me and You

Recovery Log

I Am Not Cut Out For This

"This should be a funny story because it is such an absurd one, but it returns me to that moment in my life when I was shackled by so much insecurity and felt so tragically lost."

Depression

Someday You'll Be Right

The shift from a life of chemically enhanced chaos and nihilism to one that has become sacred and beautiful has been intense for me.

life and death

Can I Still Believe In Myself If I Don't Have Abs?

A Sunday recovery roundup about what it takes to not be a self-doubting little shit.

Recovery

Home Movies

"My parents were waiting for me to become something they’d approve of, and I was waiting for them to accept me for who I was."

Living in the Past

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?"

Sober Oldster

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