When the Lights Go Dim

By Charles Alford

Poetry

Literary Classics

Length46m

About this book

Summary

When the Lights Go Dim is a quiet, deeply human story about friendship, vulnerability, and what it truly means to survive despair. Told through intimate moments and honest reflection, the book follows a narrator who learns that healing is not about fixing pain but about allowing others to stay present within it. Through late night phone calls, shared meals, missed plans, and gentle persistence, good friends become anchors during emotional collapse and guides through slow recovery. This audiobook does not promise easy hope or dramatic transformation. Instead, it offers something more real: the reassurance that despair does not have to be faced alone, that strength can look like asking again, and that connection can remain even when the dark returns. It is a story for anyone who has struggled quietly, loved deeply, or learned to carry life together rather than alone.