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Popcorn kernels rustled inside a hot paper bag as I carried them from my microwave to my kitchen table. I was four years sober, and...

The summer sun beat down from the sky as I coasted down a winding country road. I was four years sober, and I was on...

Peppers and onions crackled in a cast-iron pan as I darted back and forth with energetic intensity. I was four years sober, and I was...

My shoulders and hands were painfully tense as I sat in front of a large grand piano. I was four years sober, and I was...

My palms were sweaty as my hands rested on my computer keyboard. I was four years sober, and I was attempting to finish writing a...

Colorful napkins flew off a wooden table and danced in the breeze as my friend carried a large and ornately decorated cake toward me. It...

The sounds of cascading piano flourishes and syncopated bass lines overwhelmed my senses as I stood in front of a massive set of speakers. I...

Sweat poured down from my brow as I twisted my torso back and forth to the rhythm of the music in my headphones. I was...

The blade of my stainless steel knife rattled the edges of my wooden cutting board as I chopped up a fresh cucumber. I was three...

Cool air streamed through my open car windows as I barreled down a wide, rural highway. I was three years sober, and I was on...