BAIPA Member El Chess Featured in Major Local Newspaper

December 11, 2016 by John Byrne Barry

This is a great article about one of our members, El Chess.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/6401833-181/sebastopol-woman-creates-12-step-recovery

El is working with two other BAIPA members, Judy Baker and Ruth Schwartz, on her book series, Adults Abused As Children: from the 12 Steps Anonymous Perspective. Look for Book One, covering Steps 1, 2 and 3, soon to be released.

If you would like to be notified when each of the three books are published, send an email to [email protected] with “Advance Announcement” in the subject line.

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About John Byrne Barry

John Byrne Barry is author of four "page-turners with a conscience" — Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery, When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller, Bones in the Wash: Politics is Tough. Family is Tougher, and Wasted, a "green noir" mystery set in the Berkeley recycling world. He's also an actor, pickleball player, and and crossing guard. He lives in Mill Valley.

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