Upward Spirals: Vehicular Assault is Bad and Other Post-Divorce Lessons
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Thank You, Joni Mitchell
I’m in an airplane having just made the bumpy ascent through the turbulent clouds and Jimmy leans over to peer out the window. “I love this,” he says…
Feb 5
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500 Days
Another milestone in sobriety
Feb 4
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Can I Get a Witness?
Let’s just say I’ve been on hiatus. The truth is that I’m not sure where this blog supposed to go. Also, the more honest I am, the less say I have in…
Feb 3
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September 2023
One. Year. Sober.
I drank my last drink September 15th of last year, after a nine-month bender that saw me through family trauma, sexual assault and the unraveling of the…
Sep 16, 2023
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April 2023
Morning Meditation
Here’s what I know. It’s all a churn, old goes out, new comes in. It happens before we’re ready. Life doesn’t wait, and good thing too because ready is…
Apr 8, 2023
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March 2023
Tilted Uterus: A Love Story
Charles Bukowski famously said that we are all museums of fear. I believe there is some truth to that, but I think it’s truer to say that we are museums…
Mar 23, 2023
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I’m 6 months sober and I am in Vegas
I’m here for a work function. ConExpo, which features heavy construction equipment, a critical piece of my professional industry. My job here is to…
Mar 16, 2023
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December 2022
New Year, Old Me
I am 5 years old and home after my first day of Kindergarten. My sister saved me a seat at the back of the bus and I am FINALLY all caught up to the big…
Dec 31, 2022
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Every Single Freaking Year
This column is free to all subscribers. But this is one way I keep my lights on. If you want to read more stuff like this, please consider becoming a…
Dec 23, 2022
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Every Single Freaking Year
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November 2022
End of Story.
Maybe.
Nov 2, 2022
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End of Story.
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October 2022
Shitstorms and Recovery
Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. —The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock…
Oct 28, 2022
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September 2022
Thank You, Next
The process of excavating Sensitive Girl requires me to tell the truth about why she went into hiding in the first place. My dad had this huff that let…
Sep 28, 2022
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