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Interview With A 72-Year-Old Sober Person: Meredith Maran
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Interview With A 72-Year-Old Sober Person: Meredith Maran

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Technically, I became sober in Florida, then again in New York, but I didn’t become sober-sober—collecting all the year chips, grand prizes, and shots from God—until I moved to LA.

My AA home group used to be the Bliss Art House Cafe on Vine Street, but it closed forever during the pandemic. Most of the core people I got sober with—including my sponsor—…

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