6 + 6 = 9 My names …............and I'm an alcoholic. And just for today, I'm a sober alcoholic, with a degree of sanity I once deemed impossible. The trouble with Alcoholics Anonymous is that it's filled with alcoholics. And I'm one of them. And If I decide to paint a wall yellow, or that [...]

 4 pints  My names ….......and I’m an alcoholic Ever since I can remember, I’ve had an almost over exaggerated interest in anything that captures my imagination. We sometimes call it an all or nothing attitude. An all or nothing personality. And that’s probably a good description of how I approach anything that catches my attention. Even my hobbies often resulted [...]

12oz Hammer My names …........... and I'm an alcoholic. Living and learning is what we do. We look after our Granddaughter on a Wednesday. And she loves doing, and she loves learning, and she loves looking at books and playing. She's not yet 2. Change and choices and chances are called life. It's what we [...]

23 feet     My name is …........and I'm an alcoholic  The history of Alcoholics Anonymous  grows with age. Its as vibrant as its interesting.  AA is 86 years old this year. And it's still strong and it's still working to help alcoholics recover from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Known as alcoholism.  [...]

25 and 50. Birthday Boy  First published in the 50th anniversary edition of Share Magazine My names .... and I'm an alcoholic Holidays, anniversaries and birthdays should have all been times in my life that we're happy. But they were not. Looking back through my childhood, Christmas days and my birthdays were especially painful. Most [...]

A4 Envelopes. My names ….....and I'm an alcoholic. My friend sent me some pictures yesterday of a new office he was opening. We talked about desks, and the Wi-Fi, we discussed costs, and if the building had showers installed. It was in a converted church. Beautifully modernised. To exacting standards. We also talked stationary. All [...]

30 years and counting     My name is ….........and I'm an alcoholic  There cannot be anything more painful to an alcoholic of our type than being humiliated and laughed at.   To be put in a position where I'm made to feel so small, so minute, so inconsequential. Its nothing short of wanting to die.   I [...]

A ball of wool. My names …........ and I'm an alcoholic. Little did I know how life would turn out. Some people have their lives mapped out by career choices. With a manageability that's been handed down through their parents. Other people's home situations have a bearing on their lives. And most people have been [...]

An immense spiritual entity. My names …...... and I'm an alcoholic. The seas of this world run deep and still hold mysteries that are yet not known to mankind. As do the complexities of the human mind. We all as a population, deal with feelings differently. As we all have different views and see things [...]

A good read. My names ….... and I'm an alcoholic. If I knew how life would turn out sober, I don't think I'd have believed it. During my drinking, life wasn't one of debauchery or prisons. It wasn't one of divorce or bankruptcy. It was one of, what we like to call in AA, a [...]