13 Months Sober (2025)

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I cared quite a bit seven months ago when I wrote Six Months Sober. Many now reach for booze less. My friends even stopped asking if I’m drinking at dinner. Nicole still seems to find me attractive. Alcohol’s absence in my life is still felt on a daily basis in many boring ways, but not nearly like the first six months of sobriety.

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