Back In Court
April 2020
| Home Group
She started calling out names. I waited and waited and soon I was the only person left. “Mr. F,” the judge said, looking right at me. “I won’t be putting you in jail today.”
Borrow mine
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
I said “Jim, maybe you could use my Higher Power.” I told him I was sure he wouldn’t mind. Jim thanked me and we never spoke of the God thing again.
The biggest tip I ever got
October 2018
In 1951, a 15-year-old boy delivered a telegram to a little house in Akron. He hadn’t a clue why he’d one day return
Bloodshot Eyes
January 2018
| Sponsorship
Shaking and nauseous, he puts on a dirty shirt to go out. He has to. He’s all out of liquor
Legendary Old-Timers
November 2014
A woman who got sober in the 1960s lovingly remembers those who paved the path before her
The Way Out
April 2014
50 years ago he had a bottle of scotch and a pistol in front of him and didn't see any alternatives
Crackers to the Rescue
August 2012
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