HALF WILD

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This is (and isn't) a story about sobriety.

This is (and isn't) a story about sobriety.

A book passage and a podcast for a rainy Sunday.

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Jul 10, 2022
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HALF WILD is about sobriety, kind of.

The same way I couldn’t call myself an alcoholic, I won’t call this a sobriety book. “Sobriety journey” implicates a single antagonist and suggests that removing said antagonist will resolve the conflict. Anyone who has ever quit anything knows all too well that it’s never just about the cessation of the thing. It’s…

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