A collection of essays about addiction, tracing four years of setbacks and struggles that ultimately guide the writer to recovery.

Love You More Than Wine

NF prose exploring love’s complexities—its aches, wounds, and contradictions.

The Other-Ache

Lindsey Goodrow is a queer and sober essayist writing from Long Beach, California. She is obsessed with unearthing and unraveling life’s strange but addictive feelings.️ Her work has been featured in The Gay and Lesbian Review, Dream Boy Book Club, and Squawk Back. Her newsletter, Sober Gemini, is published monthly on Substack.

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A haunting tale of paranoia and encroaching dread

Neighborhood Watch

relationships, relapse, and the importance of early bedtimes

A Sobering Breakup

the world is filled with prickly noise, can you tune it out?

American Sweetgum

a personal reflection on violence within the lesbian community.

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