December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities

28 hours straight

There’s nothing like a good alkathon to keep him sane, sober and useful during the holidays

As I sit here in my warm, well-adjusted home three stories above a West End suburb, it’s hard not to feel a sense of gratitude. Just a year ago, the holiday season bore a strong resemblance to my first sober Christmas, 22 years earlier. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was about to encounter an even deeper despair than I had experienced back then.

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