Historias de Sobriety

Sébastien is organized. Not obsessive - organized. There's a difference. His therapist says that distinction matters a lot to him. One Sunday night, the bottom machine won't start. A raccoon presses the reset button. Thirty seconds. That's all. What follows is laundry drying, too much soup, a scarf forgotten on a hook, and someone quietly learning that some things don't need to be analyzed to be real. A quiet novel. Gentle. Very ordinary. Exactly like life when it starts again.

"The greatest tragedy of my life will be having met you at the wrong time."

A lone glass handle of empty Vodka rests in the shadows, catching faint glimmers of light like memories trapped in silence. The still water within mirrors a quiet tension-fragile, reflective, and untouched-while darkness wraps around it like an unspoken story. This piece explores stillness, isolation, and the beauty hidden in overlooked objects.

Some descents are quiet. Others tear everything apart. In the frozen streets of Edmonton, Alberta, Alyx Daegyn Gor loses herself piece by piece - in childhood wounds, volatile love, and the exhausting habit of abandoning her own needs. What begins as a search for connection slowly becomes a merciless unraveling: toxic relationships, rock bottoms that keep getting lower, a car accident that leaves her in a hospital-bed alone, homelessness in a freezing Calgary winter, and the devastating loss of her grandmother. But this is not just another story of breaking. It's the story of choosing to rise - again and again - even when the storms keep coming. From the Alberta prairies to the wild Pacific coast of British Columbia, Alyx learns that happiness isn't a destination you finally reach. It's an active, stubborn decision to focus on what brings light, even when the darkness still feels close. Raw, unflinching, and deeply honest, Rising is a memoir about relational trauma, motherhood, creative fire, and the long, messy journey back to yourself. For anyone who has ever loved too hard, lost everything, and still found the courage to stand at the edge and face the light - this story is for you. New chapters every week. If you've ever had to rebuild your life from the ground up, come walk this road with me. CW: Discussion of childhood trauma and mental health struggles

After her life quietly falls apart, Clara McDonough escapes to a remote cottage on Cape Breton's Kelly's Mountain with her only constant-her loyal pit bull, Blue. She tells herself it's a fresh start. Time to write. Time to heal. Time to figure out who she is without the marriage, the expectations... the noise. But one careless moment on a mist-covered trail changes everything. Blue runs. And this time, he doesn't come back. As search efforts fail and hope begins to slip, Clara is forced into a relentless, all-consuming journey across the rugged highlands-through storms, strangers, and the wreckage of her own past. Because finding Blue isn't just about bringing her dog home. It's about finding the part of herself she lost long before he disappeared. A haunting, emotional story of love, loss, and the quiet ways we learn to survive.

After surviving their rough patch last winter, Kellin and Vic are happy. Winter rolls around again, and things start getting difficult for Kellin. Vic knows something is wrong, but it's clear Kellin doesn't want to talk about it. Will they be able to overcome the winter again, or will everything collapse? Sequel is in the works! (Also on AO3)

All of the poems I've written, from love to loss, from wanting to end my life to wanting to stay, from addiction to sobriety. Midnight writes to mornings of pure thoughts. A great poem book if you love reading and everything more than what you think it is.

I have always been known as an emotional roller coaster. I needed to find an outlet to my emotions that did not involve breaking glass or new drywall. Over the past few months I have realized what the power of writing can do for me! I have learned that when I have so many thoughts and feelings building up inside of me, when I feel like I just need to explode, all I've got to do is grab a pen and go. I write. I take those feelings and let them pour out of my words. As I write those built up emotions get released, like an almost overflowing bathtub and then the plug is pulled so it can drain. Throwing or hitting something only pulled my plug for a moment and then it was shoved back in and not too long before I felt the urge of breaking again. Writing is like pulling the plug but then holding that plug out of the drain until I decide its at the level I need it to be. Writing can be as exhausting as a marathon to me! Every single word that comes out of me in writing is felt, learned from and preserved. My hopes for putting all of my emotions into a book are very simple. I am human, just like I hope anyone who listens to or reads this book will be. I have been told that I am really good at taking my emotions and explaining how they feel with words. Whether it is just to have someone to relate with and have someone be able to say, "I've been there before!". Or, being one of those people who have so much inside them but they don't know how to talk about or express it. Just having them be able to read one of the poems and know exactly what they are feeling because someone decided to put their feelings into words. To let someone know that they are not alone. Maybe, just maybe, in some small way, This book will help me realize that I'm not alone.

Her name was Carol Jean. Shes lived a life of pain and sorrow that most will never understand as they will never live it. Running drugs...being paralyzed...now cancer? She puts her emotion into her art work. Tattooing herself and others put her at peace, the buzz of the gun was home. Shes lost everyone she loves and the ones she hasn't she may as well have. She tries to be normal after sobering up... Only thing is she was anything but normal after the life she had lived at only 19.

The Mind of a Degenerate Young Woman is an intimate, raw look at the chaos of addiction and the struggle to break free. After months of reckless drinking and toxic relationships, a young woman battles her inner demons as she fights to stay sober. As she grapples with regret, shame, and the emptiness of her past choices, she's forced to face the truth about herself. This is a story about addiction, self-doubt, and the painful but hopeful journey toward healing.

just some thoughts i had about you ...i hope this finds you I wrote this about someone, doesn't necessarily mean you should reach out to someone who you once loved.

these are facts

I feel everything even the things I don't want to feel

Adina is a normal girl with a 'as normal as you could get it' life. The special thing about her isn't her brilliant smile, sunny personality, or intense mind... It was her soul. Brand new after the long pause between the older creations and the new, her soul is the first one to come in a very long time, and her new friends up in the sky are worried about it's first reincarnation on earth. They only want the best, but their strong fears of change and stereotypes are holding them back. It's up to her soul, to make sure she can change their minds. Adina moved right after middle school from the city to a rural no where. She makes new friends with all types of people, some that enjoy walking that thin line between good and "bad". She makes enemies, although rare, and she learns how to make pies, cookies, and other delicious confections. She also learns how to ride a horse ... maybe. She's learning to take care of her new property and the massive hoard of plants and responsibility that have come with it too. But most of all, she learns that peoples actions, aren't really what define them at all. Welcome to the story of learning. - - - -Dog and Mouse 🐶 🐭

A young girl, navigating the labyrinth of hard times, embodies a somber presence tainted by remorse. Her journey is an intricate tapestry woven with threads of dead ends, each avenue seemingly leading to a closed door. The weight of her experiences hangs heavily, etching shadows on the canvas of her spirit. In the quiet moments, the echoes of her struggles reverberate, casting a pall over the path she treads. Yet, within the depths of her turmoil, a resilient spark flickers, hinting at an indomitable spirit yearning for a glimmer of hope amid the shadows.

basically small stories, some detailed some not. I update this book when im rlly bored so if I ever upload im rlly bored lol. I cant rlly say the genres that WILL be in the book but we'll find out? this is also kind of a vent book.. I just let my imaginación out here. since I dont have the balls to get a real journal bc my familia doesnt know what privacy is 😒

I decided to go sober, and I was like, you know what...hell yeah!!

When i started writing this it was supposed to be just for me. But after reading it a few times, i decided it could be beneficial on a wider scale. It could be perceived as sad, but that's not at all what I was going for. There are many stories more heart-wrenching than mine. The point of the book was to dig into my personal experience, and honestly I was veering more towards it being even a tad motivational in a way. Recovery is possible, but it is by no means simple.