What is "Sober Sally"? Before I actually quit drinking, I e-mailed the author of a sobriety blog written by a woman who used the pen name “B.” In desperation, I shared my concerns and inse- curities with B. I bared my soul to a complete stranger. Only she wasn’t a complete stranger. Within hours of hitting “Send,” I checked my e-mail and found a short and sweet reply. “Babe, before I respond to everything you shared, I have to be honest. It’s me, Clare. I am also B.” The Internet had worked its magic—twice—to make sure we crossed paths, and we’d been friends ever since. She was my Sober Sally, and I hers. Clare’s love and support was as fierce as her red hair. She always reminded me she was a “ride or die” friend. That she would stand by me through anything. And she did. But we didn’t actually meet face- to-face for the first time until two years later, on the night before her wedding day in October 2014.