It's the first car
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Fresh off the out-of-control liquor train, he learned a valuable lesson: It’s not the caboose that flattens you
Gotta shop around
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
After finally getting through the front door, a newcomer learns that not all meetings are alike
Had enough?
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
He thought he had power over alcohol, until one day someone asked him a question that had only one answer
Finding myself
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
An emotional journey to find her birth mother revealed a beautiful truth of her own
Brighter Day
July 2014
Now that's he sober, he's counting the days of his life, not the days until his death
Later in Life
July 2014
She thought she was different from others, but came to see that she was just a garden variety alcoholic
A Cold January Night
July 2014
The night that he tried to end his life would wind up being the night his life began again
A Different Ending
July 2014
In AA, we get the chance to write the rest of the story without alcohol
At the Pier's Edge
July 2014
Looking down at the swirling water, he thought maybe he should try AA first
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