Vol. 01 · Issue 01 · May 2026
The Inaugural Issue
On drinking with attention.
Five essays on the small chemistry and the large culture of how we drink. The math behind a BAC estimate. What mindful drinking actually means. Why Siply is not a sobriety app. How the morning narrative gets written. What it costs.
A drink is never just a drink. Photo by Perry Merrity II on Unsplash.
Most people who drink do not have a drinking problem. They also do not have a clear picture of what they drink, when, with whom, or how it actually makes them feel the next morning. Issue 01 is for that audience — the curious drinker, the occasional reflector, the person who suspects there is more to know about their own habits and would rather know it than not.
Each piece in this issue stands on its own. Read them in order if you like the symmetry, or skip to whichever question you came here with. The math article is the most technical. The pricing article is the most practical. The other three are about how we think about drinking, and how Siply does and does not fit that thinking.
The features
01How is my BAC estimated?
The Widmark formula has been the standard for nearly a century. Here is how it works, what it assumes, and where the math stops being trustworthy.
02What is mindful drinking, really?
Not sobriety. Not moderation. A practice of paying attention to what you drink, when, and why — without prescribing what the answer should be.
03Is Siply a sobriety app?
No, and the difference matters. What Siply is for, what it is not, and which tool to reach for in which situation.
04How the narrative journal works
Every morning, Siply writes you a short story of the night before. Here is how it gets written, why it is a story and not a chart, and what it is good for.
05Is Siply free?
Yes. Here is exactly what the free tier includes, what Premium unlocks, and the reasoning behind drawing the line where we did.
The magazine is the long version. The app is the daily one.
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