Alcohol & After: Real Stories of Quitting for Good: 15 Powerful Chapters About Falling, Failing, and Fighting to Get Sober

How do you quit drinking-really? Not in theory, but in the messy, painful, hopeful reality of everyday life?

Alcohol & After is a powerful collection of 15 deeply personal stories from people who've struggled with alcohol-some for years, some for decades. From blackouts and rock bottoms to quiet realizations and second chances, this book isn't about preaching. It's about being honest.

Each chapter is a full-length story (around 5,000-10,000 words) written from the point of view of someone at a different stage in their journey:

• A mother hiding wine bottles in the laundry room.

• A bartender trying to quit in a world that drinks for a living.

• A man starting over after relapse-even after one full year of sobriety.

• A social media influencer who shares her recovery with the world.

• A young man replacing nightly drinking with a new life, one habit at a time.

This is for the sober-curious. The quietly struggling. The tired, the brave, and the ones ready to try-again.

You don't have to be perfect to quit. You just have to be willing to start. Even if it's Day One. Again.