I shook Dex a couple times until he jumped up. "Damn Hope. Do not do that. What?" Me: Dex...Look over there. Joe is losing his mind. He...

My brother Dexter, whom everyone calls Dex is a very charismatic guy. Dex is two years older than me. He is handsome: with green eyes, a...

I do not remember the drive back toward North, Atlanta. The next stop I remember is checking into a nice hotel; continuing to shoot...

I met Maverick from the rooms in AA. We went to the same 6:15 am meeting. Maverick was an older businessman. He had grey hair, blue eyes,...

I walked out the door and sat in my car. I did not want to drive. Like I mentioned earlier, it was a rainy, messy evening and that...

After I had relapsed on vodka, I spent one-week belligerently drunk. I woke up drinking and passed out drinking. I called my mom telling...

I was on the phone with a friend who said, "Have you heard? A mother killed her three children." I do not watch the news. For reasons of...

It was February 8, 2019. Instead of picking up my 9-month chip at my morning AA meeting, I decided to pick up a bottle of vodka. It was...

After 5 months, I decided to leave sober living. My sponsor, and other close confidants did not think it was best. My sponsor wanted me...

I religiously attended my 6:15 AA meeting. It was quite a surprise that I had come to enjoy my meetings and working with my sponsor....

<Mom><Mommy><Mother><Mama> My favorite name is Mama. I hear it called hundreds of times a day. Sometimes, when I have become over...

I thought Davis was joking. I told him to shut up and stop playing around. He repeated, "Hope, I am not fucking around. I got my hands on...

I started to enjoy my freedom from my homelife responsibilities. I put miles on Betsy driving I85 North to see the kids; I felt like Eric...

I gradually adjusted to my new "temporary home." I made friends and became dedicated to my AA meetings. I picked a sponsor. I knew...

My name is Amber. I am about to share my testimony of the day Jillian Hope Wilson endured a battle for her soul, a real-life battle of...

My roommates arrived back at the apartment. Janice worked at the Waffle House. She was a short, brunette, quiet, woman in her 40s. She...

The Arches Daddy and I left Blue Ridge, GA. My mama came into town to get the kids for a few days. My daddy drove toward Auburn, GA to...

I am extremely sensitive to my experience I am about to share. December 31, 2019. New Year's Eve! I was at the Foundry. I had been there...

I had my petition for the Family Violence Order about 12 days after being there. I am sure I sounded like a tape recorder to everyone...

The next day, I finally decided to walk outside mid-afternoon so I could smoke a cigarette. A beautiful blonde girl approached me and...