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Ask a Sober Oldster #11: Author Jerry Stahl
"In my old age, I have come to realize that everybody on the planet is recovering from something."
Apr 16
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Ask a Sober Oldster #10: Author Kim Wozencraft
"It’s nice to have my wits about me, even in unpleasant circumstances..."
Mar 19
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Ask A Sober Oldster #9: The Small Bow's A.J. Daulerio
"A few months past my 42nd birthday, I began an earnest attempt at full-time, full-hearted recovery that has stuck."
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Ask A Sober Oldster #9: The Small Bow's A.J. Daulerio
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Ask a Sober Oldster #8: Joan Wasser aka "Joan as Police Woman"
"Playing music is a profession where it's easy to be wasted most of the time. It was expected. I was good at it."
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Ask a Sober Oldster #8: Joan Wasser aka "Joan as Police Woman"
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Ask a Sober Oldster #7: Claudia Lonow
"The chubbiness became a problem until I found the perfect way to stay at my goal weight: cocaine."
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Ask a Sober Oldster #7: Claudia Lonow
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Ask a Sober Oldster: Year in Review
Highlights from the first six interviews in this monthly series, a collaboration between Oldster Magazine and The Small Bow.
Dec 19, 2023
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Ask a Sober Oldster #6: Elizabeth Crane
"I somehow managed to dislike myself intensely and simultaneously think that if only everyone saw everything as I did, most likely we’d spontaneously…
Nov 21, 2023
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Ask a Sober Oldster #6: Elizabeth Crane
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Ask a Sober Oldster #5: Ray Cocks
"I feel the person I was is someone I know intimately but isn’t me now. The monster lies dormant, though, and could be very easily awakened."
Oct 17, 2023
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Ask a Sober Oldster #4: Kevin Teare
"I was tricked into recovery by an artist who lived on the Bowery."
Sep 19, 2023
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Ask A Sober Oldster #3: Meredith Maran
"I became an alcoholic on my first day in LA, when I turned over my grief to a bottle of prosecco."
Aug 15, 2023
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Ask A Sober Oldster #3: Meredith Maran
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Ask a Sober Oldster #2: Dionne Ford
"I am trying to recommit to a regular dance practice since dance has always been very healing for me."
Jul 18, 2023
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Ask a Sober Oldster #2: Dionne Ford
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Introducing "Ask a Sober Oldster"
A new monthly collaboration between Oldster Magazine and The Small Bow.
Jun 20, 2023
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