Sober Chronicles | The Muse
by Marc Lee Shannon for TDS Most days, I get up very early. I make the usual pot...
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Sober Chronicles | The frog in me
by Marc Lee Shannon I’m a frog. I know what you are thinking. Maybe Marc has lost it...
Just a Dad From Akron founder Kenny Lambert talks parenthood, sobriety and building community in the face of loss
by H.L. Comeriato Kenny Lambert didn’t always know who he was. Now, he’s absolutely sure of it. At...
Sober Chronicles | Sober guy v. 2021
Writing by Marc Lee Shannon I usually like not to look back. But It’s hard to envision 2021...
Summit Safe Syringe Exchange ‘plants just a little bit of hope’ through harm reduction
Reporting and writing by H.L. Comeriato Photos by Shane Wynn and H.L. Comeriato In 2007, Jackie Pollard watched...
Sober Chronicles | Stay Standing
by Marc Lee Shannon Some will say that they didn’t see it coming. But like that unseen icy...
Sober Chronicles | The Holidays
by Marc Lee Shannon The holidays. For some of us it’s time to cue the late ‘40s Bing...
Sober Chronicles: The Bottom
by Marc Lee Shannon The Bottom. The moment that is the moment. The Bottom is a tough topic...
Sober Chronicles: Volume One
by Marc Lee Shannon Hi. My name is Marc Lee Shannon. I’m a father, songwriter, business development analyst...
‘It’s never too late to recover:’ Nine Akron artists on addiction, recovery and perseverance
interviews by Amber Cullen and Noor Hindiphotos by Ilenia Pezzaniti Recovering from substance abuse is a lifelong journey....
I’ll be Home(less) for Christmas: A Reflection
by Clyde Alan Hensley It’s odd how the snow always seems so white and pure on Christmas Eve....
By putting ‘one foot in front of the other,’ a couple climbs Kilimanjaro to celebrate recovery
by Rosalie Murphy The first day of the seven-day hike on Mount Kilimanjaro took James Anderson and Morgan...
Shout-outs from the Recovery Community
01/03/2018 (cover photo by Ilenia Pezzaniti) Jerry Craig, Executive Director at Summit County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction...
How Will Akron Work to Beat the Epidemic in 2018?
01/04/2018 Jerry Craig, Executive Director at Summit County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health What was...
Run with it: How Red Birchfield used his last chance to kick heroin
written by Chris Horne; photographed by Ilenia Pezzaniti It’s the day after Christmas and the Birchfield household...