A Drynuary Diary: The Frothy Aftermath
John Ore: Oh, Jolie! I just had the strangest dream! And you were there and everyone here and...Kurt Loder?...And I remember that some of it wasn't very nice... but most of it was beautiful. But just the same, all I kept saying to everybody was, I want to go home. And they sent me home. READ MORE
A Drynuary Diary: Week Four, The Wettening
John Ore: Hey, Jolie! We're in the home stretch now, only a couple of days to go and we can close the books on another successful January of not drinking. A little solidarity and we can get through this final weekend. READ MORE
A Drynuary Diary: Week Three, The Bargaining
Jolie Kerr: Merry Everythingisterriblenuary, John! Three weeks in. Are you as despondent as I am? READ MORE
A Drynuary Diary: Week Two
John Ore: Hey Jolie, welcome to our second installment of Ask A Temporarily Sober Person! Wasn’t the moon beautiful this weekend? READ MORE
A Drynuary Diary: Week One
Jolie Kerr: Bon L’(h)iver, John! I’ve actually been looking forward to this Drynuary! I know, I’m as surprised as you are! But it’s because, unlike last year, I don’t see this month as a desperate attempt to dry out... despite the fact that December basically looked like the picture above, taken by you, at a certain holiday party. READ MORE
January Without Alcohol: Two Thirsty People Explain
Each new year, many Americans decide to turn over a new leaf. Gym memberships explode; diets are undertaken. The Whole Foods lays out the maple syrup and cayenne pepper, so a "master cleanse" can be undertaken. (Ugh.) Twelve-step programs and yoga centers see a surge in new members. And others embrace Drynuary: a month without alcohol. Here, midway through the month, two people assess what 19 days without booze has meant to them—with 12 more to go. READ MORE
