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The Train From Airdrie Station

The Train From Airdrie Station

By: James Clark Jones
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A memoir of music, addiction, mental health, and resilience.

An expat from small town Scotland to big city Toronto.


"I write about the memories of a time in the 60’s, as a child immigrant to Canada, from a small town in Scotland. How the culture we found here affected us, and me ultimately, mostly through music.

I write about my addiction, something that took hold of me for over thirty years, how I used alcohol (mostly) to deal with and mask my depression and mental health challenges. I write about how I came out the other side, alive, and still upright.

Sobriety is when the real work starts.

I am a songwriter, musician and podcaster as well.

A speck of dust in the universe with access to a keyboard."

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Episodes
  • Airdrie Station.

    Airdrie Station.
    Jun 1 2026

    "I knew one thing now for sure now sitting on that platform, waiting for my train. You cannot live in the past. It was funny. What a revelation. I had travelled across the sky, across the ocean to sit in a place we once left to finally understand. You cannot live in the past."
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    20 mins
  • The End.

    The End.
    May 25 2026

    The real work begins post-sobriety. And for the loners of the world, it has unique challenges.

    Be fully engaged in the life you were given. With grace, and gratitude.
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    25 mins
  • Sober and Sixty.

    Sober and Sixty.
    May 11 2026

    I got clean (finally) at 59. Sobriety is now the most important thing in my life. Never as a young man did I expect my path to lead me here. But in no way am I an expert in addiction. Find your own why.
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    28 mins
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