Week #1 in Vietnam – Journal (unedited)

11/30/17 Life is so bizarre. I feel about a million times lighter than I did exactly twenty-four hours ago, when …

On Stories + Connection

I like to call myself an introvert. I took one of those online Myers Briggs’ tests and it told me …

Vulnerability

\ˌvəl-n(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun “the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.” …

Identity

I am a mystery to myself. Most people, I think, were getting to know themselves throughout their late teens and early to …

New Year

It’s 2017, and I’m in Amsterdam waiting for a plane to take me back to Ireland, where I’m spending the …

Sponsorship

When I started off in AA, I had lots of assumptions and thoughts about sponsorship, none of which have rung …

Super Moon

Last week (Thursday) I celebrated eighteen months of continuous sobriety. I suppose that’s my greatest achievement. I am somewhat reluctant …

Cruise

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. We’ve just elected a bigoted, racist, xenophobic, homophobic, misogynistic …

Lady Science

I’ve had a number of subjects in my head the last few days that I wanted to write about, but …