Alcoholism

Teetotal Evangelist

I realized that I had become a proselytizing monster.

How it feels to go cold turkey

Your skin crawls. Your tongue swells. You dry heave into a dirty toilet bowl until cloudy water comes…

Why Writers Drink — and This One Doesn’t

Is inspiration through disinhibition worth the risk?

I Walked Out of Al-Anon and Never Went Back

For those of us who love addicts, cold turkey is the only…

To My Husband on the Third Anniversary of His Sobriety

Your journey has taught me what perseverance…

‘I Can’t Believe Alcohol Is Stronger Than Love’

The disturbing reality of growing up in an alcoholic…

On Drinking and Dead Parents and Life on Other Planets

Better Gin than a Gun

What type of drinker are you?