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The Desperate Wife

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
I received a call that really brought me down to earth. It was a call from a wife on behalf of her husband, who was a serious drinker.

Watch Your Aim!

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
After a meeting takes a wrong turn, a member has a few thoughts about “principles before personalities”

Up From Coal Country

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Quarterback, student, military dropout, bellhop. He kept digging his way to the bottle

One Man’s Kindness

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
He’d stand on the porch watching as I straggled up the steps. Every time he saw me slink inside, he’d look right at me. I wasn’t used to receiving such warmth.

One Won’t Hurt

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
An outing with old friends, a nice restaurant and a delicious martini. What could possibly go wrong?

AA Extra Strength, Long-Lasting

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
A member provides detailed directions for his daily medicine

One Foot in Front of the Other

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Sober since 1968, she recalls her start in AA and remembers how brave the earliest members were

Time To Shake Some Hands

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
One member says that when the treatment vans pull up, we have some work to do

Big Smile, Bigger Heart

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
He and the coach could not have been more different, but they made it work. Just ask Miss Myrna

At Wit’s End

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays

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