Silver Linings Magazine

The Silver Lining is an art and literature magazine by the Silver Hill Community.

All of the work included in The Silver Lining is created by our patients, alumni, volunteers and/or staff. First published in July 2005 by a Transitional Living Program group, the name was chosen from a contest entry submitted by a patient in that group, Michael.

Excerpt:

The Right Direction is Up
My first day here
I would have sold my soul for a beer
Then my second day here
My goals started to come clear
By the third it was absurd
That I thought the pain, I deserved
So sobriety,
Will become my reason for notoriety
I’ll show society
That I won’t let this disease lie to me
Excuses, excuses, there’s always a reason to give up
Instead, trust in God, the right direction is up.
— Joey