Hi. My Name is Katy and I’m a Grateful Alcoholic

I'm re-sharing  a piece I wrote a while ago, back when I started my blog, with a few updates given our changed situation since I first wrote this a few years ago.  It's basically like a lead in AA (sharing your experience, strength and hope), but with a few things left out that are only …

A Boy on the Verge

He is deliciously close.  So close we can all taste it as if we are sucking on hard candy that's almost gone, that sharp, tiny little sliver that's left in your mouth, sticky while coating your tongue as you suck furiously even after you've begun your decent into wishing it hadn't dissolved so quickly and …

Reaching for Help

HELP ME. Two of the hardest words we ever have to say to anyone and yet so desperately need to say.  It rips at your soul and it tears at your pride. I can't do this alone.  I can't do this sobriety thing by myself.  When I was at my darkest, I reached out and …