Ask a Sober Oldster Series

Ask a Sober Oldster #12: Author Claire Dederer

"I was a person-shaped void, an infinite black hole walking around in a pair of clogs. I just kept pouring alcohol into the emptiness."

May 21 •

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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."

Mar 18 •

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."

Feb 20 •

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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."

Jan 16 •

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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 #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 #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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