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The Mess + The Magic

Jennifer Bridgman

The Mess + The Magic dwells in the tender contradictions of being human — the light, the dark, and the many wondrous shades between. Join me at the intersection of ache and awe to explore addiction, recovery, paralysis, parenthood, grief, joy + love.

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Swaddling My Own Self

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I had a bad dream.

The kind where you wake up dazed, sweaty, and short of breath.

I stumbled out of bed and stubbed my toe. I let the dog out. Fed the cats. Tried to rub the sleep from my eyes and t...

5 days ago
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One Day + One Day + One Day

Every so often, just for fun, I check my sober day count. Today happens to be 2,111.

Or 2,000 + 111.

And as someone in recovery, I can’t help but notice that the last three digits are one + one + one—and a reminder that every one of tho...

8 days ago
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Through the Looking Glass

I always knew I drank differently, even when I didn’t want to know.

I knew it by the way I’d sneak a beer from my parents’ fridge during the week, stashing up for the weekend. They weren’t big drinkers and didn’t really keep tabs on the on...

19 days ago
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Cemetery Picnics

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You know that standard question: “If you could have lunch with anyone in the world, living or dead, who would it be?”

Well, I guess you could say my hypothetical answer became reality when I gathered fi...

a month ago
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If Not Now, When?

Sometimes I embarrass myself. I raise my hand to speak from my heart, and marbles spill out of my mouth. I rush to publish something, only to discover a gazillion typos later. I leave a conversation feeling fine, only to spend the rest of t...

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