Unity is the Gift
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
A secular AA member shares about his struggles, how service heals and how good it is to tear down borders that divide us
An unexpected call
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
My phone rang at 3 in the morning. The voice on the other end was crying.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
Lonesome Drinker
August 2014
As her alcoholism progressed, she became a stay-at-home drinker in her 30s
Truck Stop Angels
August 2014
In search of food, clean clothes and an AA meeting, a tired driver hits the road and finds a truckload of kindness
MY BROTHER, MY TRUTH
September 2008
How do you make amends to an active alcoholic or to someone you can no longer reach?
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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