So me and the boys decided to take our good ol’ pal Donny to get some drinks fer his birthday. It was Frank’s idea the whole time, I looked at him and I says “Frank I don’t think that’s a good idea.” The stubborn mule looked me straight back in my face and he says “Come on Vinny, when have you ever ... Read More
National Recovery Month
The month of September is known as National Recovery Month—an observance that seeks to promote and teach Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services are available and beneficial in helping those with mental health/substance abuse issues with obtaining a healthy life. This month ... Read More
Ordinary Day
It sounded like a symphony. A deliciously ordinary and extravagant symphony. It was just a plain Wednesday morning during the final breaths of summer, him and I were spending the day before the next semester of university. The sounds of jubilance that filled the Market Street Grill sang to the heart ... Read More
Breaking News: Demi Lovato Stable After Overdose
Even stars fall to the earth. The journey of sobriety is never easy, and at times demons of the past creep up and deter success. On the night of July 24th, Demi Lovato overdosed, allegedly, from Heroin, breaking six years of sobriety. The singer was found unconscious at her home, where paramedics ... Read More
Mr. Brontewell
When I heard Mr. Brontewell died I didn’t want to believe it. I couldn’t bring myself to go to church anymore, mass just wasn’t the same without him playing the piano. The psalms sounded stale without his hands. Perhaps I needed an excuse to no longer go. Perhaps my faith had never been strong from ... Read More
LGBTQA Sobriety Awareness
This month I thought I had an easy assignment: find ten LGBTQA+ celebrities that are sober. In spirit of Pride month, I wanted to raise awareness about LGBTQA+ sobriety through strong role models. What I found is that I first need to spread awareness in general. As I researched trying to find LGBT ... Read More
Fly Away
The sunlit earth let out of breath of relief after the rainfall of night. The green ground now soft. Martha McDowell sat on a bench in the park watching her children play. Tag, hide and seek. Candy Crush. Pokemon Go. She peered at her phone to see the time, half past noon. The children had off from ... Read More
The Whirlpool
Swept beneath the undertow The waters churn limiting Breath, movement, sight: paralysis. Be wept the loss of loss, From the shores of the Black sea, He did spot the Wandering Rocks, Not ready for that obstacle. But, to the west, another. Scylla keeps a watchful eye atop Of the pools of ... Read More
The New Start
A man sits down at the kitchen table, He looks out the window and sees rain. Outside, the cold January air mixes with the damp Stench of falling rain. The new year looks no Different then any other day. The man’s dog barks with joy, he comes to the table, Wagging his tail in anticipation. The ... Read More
Dance for Myself
When did it all become so complicated? The bygone years of childhood Muddle in the mind, discombobulated. Would you go back if you could? At what age did modesty melt Into detachment and low self-esteem? When did emotion shiver. Denied to be felt? If only the damns would break and let ... Read More