Aloha, Long-Timer!
February 2017
Separated by nearly half a century of sobriety time, one woman thanks another for her powerful message of inspiration and hope
Last Day, First Week, And One Year Later
February 2017
The day she took her last drink was like any other day in a chain of drinking days—but the next day, and the next and the next, were very different
Tom
February 2017
A message of gratitude to the selfless friend who made sure he got to treatment and started him on his way to a quarter-century of sobriety.
Lunch with the Ex
February 2017
Though he was full of fear when she asked to meet him, he intuitively knew what to do
A Coin for Mark
February 2017
He thought he’d never see hope in his tragic drinking story. But luckily, through service he now does
A very strange amend
February 2017
Special delivery
February 2017
He was ready to make amends to the mail carrier his dog attacked. But how would he ever find him?
Welcome to the club
February 2017
A long-forgotten wild night out becomes an opportunity to finish his Ninth Step and clear the stage to help others
Welcome to the club
February 2017
A long-forgotten wild night out becomes an opportunity to finish his Ninth Step and clear the stage to help others
War stories
February 2017
At every bar in town they thought he was a decorated hero. But once he got sober, the truth caught up
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