Still Standing - by Bucky Sinster (Paperback)

About the Book

Stories heal, and Bucky Sinister, sober since February 19th, 2002, and a veteran of the punk rock and spoken word scene, brings the stories from the trenches about how to get sober, stay sober, and live sober. Still Standing is about the stories that heal you, and the hard times that dont kill you. Sinister goes beyond the 12-steps with stories from the misfits, freaks, and weirdos that have come to recovery from a variety of backgroundstattoo artists, bartenders, musicians, flight attendantsto help answer the What Now? question of living sober. Topics include: 10 Things Every New Recovering Addict Should Have; Prayer and the Atheist; Job Interviews; and Ways Addicts Can Be of Service to Normies

Book Synopsis

Stories That Heal You and the Hard Times That Don't Kill You

Bucky Sinister a recovered alcoholic and veteran of the punk rock and spoken word scene, brings the stories from the trenches about how to get sober, stay sober, and live sober.

Beyond the 12-step guide. Still Standing brings you the stories from the misfits, freaks, and weirdos that have come to recovery from a variety of backgrounds including tattoo artists, bartenders, musicians, and flight attendants to help answer the What Now? Question of living sober. Using a mixture of poetic reflection, autobiography and philosophy, Bucky Sinister turns this beyond the 12-step guide into a manual that helps unpack the mind when it's overly packed.

Stories heal. Bucky Sinister knows all too well the power that words contain. Sober since February 19th, 2002, he's traveled near and far to bring tales from the trenches about the ups and downs to truly living sober.

If you enjoyed books like Codependent No More, Drop the Rock, or High Achiever, you'll love Still Standing.

Review Quotes

Bucky Sinister is a desperatelyneeded tonic in this quasienlightened age. Sardonic, heartfelt and helpful, Bucky's writing is a lifeline for the nonspiritual. -Patton Oswalt-- "Reviews"

Great insight into not simply getting clean and sober, but living clean and sober. Well written, easy to read, gritty and brutally honest, Still Standing is the book to read for anyone who desires long term sobriety or those who care for someone in recovery. Bucky Sinister hit a homerun with this one. -Barb Rogers-- "Reviews"

Sober since February 19, 2002, Sinister is following up his first recovery book, Get Up, with this whatomesaftergettingsober offering. As tough as it is for addicts to get sober, living sober is even tougher. Sinister talks honestly about things like relapsing, whiteknuckling it, and the antisteps. The tone of the book is lively, real, and even a bit raw. At the heart of it are the stories of addicts staying sober and the things that get them through one day at a time.Sinister says that he writes self-help books for people who don't read self-help books. It's his I'mjusttellingitlikeitis style that makes the book a page turner. This is not only a valuable resource for recovering addicts, but also a good tool for those who are trying to understand them. Anna Jedrziewski, New Age Retailer, May 2011-- "Reviews"

About the Author

Bucky Sinister, is a spoken word artist who performs about 40 times a years at comedy clubs and theaters, primarily on the West Coast, but also around the country. He has published nine chapbooks and three fulllength collections of poetry, the most recent being All Blacked Out & Nowhere to Go. His first fulllength CD, What Happens in Narnia, Stays in Narnia was released in 2007.