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A Whole New World

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A daughter returning home for the holidays shares her joy about how AA has transformed her family

Time to be kind

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
Through a little faith and effort, a husband’s longtime holiday resentment becomes a gift to someone he loves

Wet in a Dry Country

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A social worker puts on her AA hat and says a few prayers to help an alcoholic on the other side of the world

The Grateful 5

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
When COVID-19 struck, our meetings in here stopped. AAs on the outside are fortunate enough to have the Internet. We inmates aren’t so lucky.

Globe-trotting

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
When the pandemic caused his AA meeting in Japan to go viral, alcoholics from around the world joined in

Welcome to Key West

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
He knew it was time to stop drinking. He had really reached the end. But first he’d fly to see his old drinking buddy for one last hurrah

Connecting in a Crisis

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A Central Office manager shares some joy watching alcoholics bond in the midst of trying time

When to Tell Others

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A member shares her struggle about when to stay anonymous

Inside Raymondville

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
During the week of Christmas, we got permission to bring food into the prison for a special celebration. The milk seemed to be their favorite of the treats.

Chain Reaction

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine

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