Let the Dry January Games Begin

a list of cool shit to help you stay dry or damp or whatever feels right

Jan 01, 2025

When your mani matches your new card deck

I was hella grumpy about Dry January when I was newly sober. I even penned this essay and this one, both referring to Dry January participants as “Sober Tourists.” I’ve since evolved from that view. Now, my work is inclusive AF. Whether you’re newly sober or 12 years in long-term recovery or sober curious or love psychedelics and weed but don’t like booze, you can totally sit with us.

Here’s a list of cool shit to keep you sober or dry or damp or whatever feels right for you this month.

I Made These Things

📚Sober Sex + Dating Book: Order Here (shop indie!)
🃏Sobriety Card Deck: Order Here (shop indie!)
🥃Non-Alc Spirit: drinkparentheses.com + NA bottleshops
🛒Book + Deck + Drink: drinkparentheses.com and Minus Moonshine
🎙️Podcast: Recovery Rocks on Apple + Spotify
💻Writing: A few of my favorite pieces on sobriety, sex, money, and relationships

Chatting Sober Curiosity w Dan Savage

I’m back on Savage Love to talk about Dry January, bisexuality, and… ketamine? Yes we discussed it all on the Magnum tier of his legendary podcast. Use promo code1 DRYJAN for a free month of Savage Love.

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Dry January Tips on Wake Up With Marci

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Dry January Do’s and Don’ts

We made a Dry January Do’s and Don’ts episode of Recovery Rocks just for you!

Join Me in D.C. at Mindful Drinking Fest

I’m speaking on a panel with Chris Marshall,

Sam at Third Place Bar

, and Lorelei Bandrovschi about a topic I quite literally wrote the book on and named this very newsletter after: liquid courage! Hubby and I will also have a tasting table where you can try (and purchase!) our NA spirit and buy signed copies of my book and card deck.

Shout out to

Derek Brown

, the brains behind Mindful Drinking Fest. His work is integral to the vastly expanding NA space and sober curious movement.

Grab your tickets using my code MINDFUL35 for 35% off.

I call

Sam at Third Place Bar

the Party Girl of Non-Alc because she’s a badass night owl who lives for the fucking moment. Oh. And she’s also really hot and smart and creative. Her effervescent energy is everpresent at her kick-ass sober (curious) events in NYC. Check out Third Place Bar’s full list of Dry January events here. You’ll see me at a few of them!

The NA Bitters You Need On Your Bar Cart

Laura Silverman

Zero Proof Nation™️ by Laura

and All the Bitter came together for an epic collab that you definitely need on your bar cart. Add a few dashes of Cherry Coffee Blast to (parentheses) After + Ginger Beer for a complex, elevated NA bev.

Learn To Do What I Do

My teaching style is a light-hearted mix of personal experience as a tired, multi-hyphen Millennial with a business degree. Life is heavy AF, so I approach my classes and 1:1’s with humor. I mean, I wrote a book called Dry Humping, y’all!

📃Book Proposal 101 Jan 30th. Sign up here.
💻Be Your Own Publicist Feb 4th. Sign up here.
📚Book Proposal Boot Camp Feb 5th-March 12th. Sign up here.
📓Resolution Revamp: Revisit 2025 Writing Goals Feb 18th. Sign up here.
🃏Create + Pitch Your Own Card Deck March 19th 7-9EST. Sign up here.
💻DIY PR: Platform, Pitching, and Press Releases for Writers, March 26th-April 23, 7-9EST (link coming soon)

What are you sipping on this Dry January?