Ginger

Head held high, flaming red hair, designer glasses framing magnificent blue eyes, flawless white skin, a dancer's thin body. Ginger: scarfs trailing, gliding into meetings, fur coats in winter, one-piece yellow jumpsuits in summer. Ginger: head angled toward the speaker, smiling when they looked her way, encouraging nods, emanating strength to bolster a stalled story. Ginger: at the door, greeting old-timers and newcomers alike--in an it's-all-right-you're-in-AA-now manner. Ginger: someone who looked like she knew what it was like to be drunk.