THIRD TIME CHARM: A Year of Sobriety

A first-person account of one man's journey to sobriety. Joseph Neely describes himself as a late-onset alcoholic who did not arrive at the point where he could not refuse the first drink nor limit the number of subsequent drinks until he was in his 50s.
Neely believes a higher power wants him to tell his story and the tale of why he came to believe that is related in this writing's title essay. He credits his wife, the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous and the hard-won certainty that he could no longer manage his drinking for his sobriety.
The title essay comprises about half of the 7,000 words offered here, with various reflections on sobriety making up the balance.