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My night behind bars

February 2023 | Making Amends
So angry she could kill, she luckily picked up the phone. Her sponsor knew just what she needed

Group Effort

February 2023 | Making Amends
A newcomer, totally overwhelmed, shares about his mountain of leaves and unmanageable life. Home group to the rescue!

Fear not

February 2023 | Making Amends
The ladies shared their experience about how they overcame fear. These women helped the Big Book come alive for me. They used the message on the pages to save my life.

Wacky women

February 2023 | Making Amends
She was outvoted. Everyone liked the new meeting name but her. And it only took 10 years to change her mind!

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

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

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

Saddest Christmas Ever

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
No job, no wife, no driver’s license or money. Here he was 30 days sober, in the cold, and now the AA meeting door was locked

No Meetings in Sight

December 2020 | Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
What to do when a large section of the state you’re in has no AA meetings? One woman was about to find out

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