March 2017
| Newcomers
Preacher in my truck
Desperate for a drink, a newcomer reaches out to a stranger who ends up saving the day
One morning I woke up with an overpowering urge to drink. I needed something—anything to relieve my intense anxiety and craving. All I could think about was satisfying that desire. I lived in the mountains about 45 minutes from town and I had no phone. I didn’t know what to do except freak out. Then I recalled something the old-timers in meetings had told me. “If worse comes to worst, go talk to someone newer than you.”
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