One plus one, Then double that again and again
Four years ago, Chris was four days sober. He didn't get there with a plan, he got there by not drinking one day, then not drinking one more. This piece is about the math behind every habit worth keeping: one, and then another one.
A Rebel in Bondage
She was drawn to the rebel. The disheveled, unpredictable version of him that never quite made it home on time. He spent years believing that was the price of being wanted. Then one question changed everything, and the rebel he became looked nothing like the one she fell for.
The path down is the way up
Alone in an ancient canyon, on a trail with nothing but a jumping cactus for company, Chris Eckols realizes the descent and the climb are the same path. A meditation on solitude, fear, and the pull to be witnessed even when the moment isn't for anyone but him.
Cutting the Habit
Cutting alcohol after 34 years isn't a dramatic moment — it's more like getting rid of a car you've driven so long you forgot it was separate from you. Chris Eckols uses that analogy to describe what change actually feels like from the inside.