Full Speed Sober
November 2023
| Gratitude
With a little too much energy, a newcomer hits the road to avoid his Ninth Step. Boy, was he in for an adventure!
All in at 62
November 2023
| Gratitude
After years of marriage, college, jobs, children and lots of drinking, it was time to learn how to live
A Dream is a Promise You Give Yourself
November 2023
| Gratitude
Instead of crashing at the gates of alcoholic hell, she got to have cake with her good sober friends
Clean Plates, Calm Head
November 2023
| Gratitude
Thankful for all I have learned
November 2023
| Gratitude
Those drunken years lost in the dark are now invaluable experiences to help others
Serenity with the volume turned up
November 2023
| Gratitude
The Hope I Found
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
A gentleman gave me a Big Book at no cost. Wow, free stuff! I had no idea what I held in my hand. He suggested I start reading it. “Most importantly,” he said, “don’t drink.”
Tick tick tick
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
She knew AA was a cult because they all had tattoos. Now she just needed the password!
Can’t Take This Away
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
He came to put down the liquor, but the love and shares of the heart made him stay
Stranded in North Dakota
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
I was feeling pretty jumpy. Excusing myself, I set out across the abandoned Interstate through the howling wind and snow toward the lights of the truck stop.
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