sobriety
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Remembering Angela: A Tribute to Friendship and Loss

I lost my friend Angela yesterday. It wasn’t sudden. I knew it was coming for the last few months, but I still wasn’t ready to lose her. Of course, we’re never ready, are we? I’d known Angela since first grade. I spent a huge chunk of my childhood at her home, sleeping over on Saturday Continue reading
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The Beautiful Light Of A Burning Bridge

“Don’t burn your bridges behind you”, the old saying goes. I disagree. Sometimes the brightest light can come from the flame of torching the link between yourself and things that are causing you harm, and that light can lead you out of the darkness. I know this because almost nine years ago, I did exactly Continue reading
