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A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy

A Cold December Night

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Watching two AA guys on a Twelfth Step call was a Christmas Eve gift he’ll never forget

Oops, Wrong Bar!

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
The day after Christmas, two new guys stroll into his AA meeting. It’s a toss-up on who was more surprised

Operation Desert Love

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Within two weeks I was receiving 20 to 50 letters every night. One letter was even written in Spanish!

Closer Than You Think

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Service led her to online meetings, where she now gets to help others who can’t reach us

The Eucharist Man

January 2015

The Long Journey Home

January 2015
A WWII vet with 60 years sober shares tales of rough seas and calm waters

From Rags to Riches

January 2015
AA taught me how to live, how to love, and how to let go

Sober in the 70s

January 2015
She left her old life of drinking behind when she was in her mid-70s

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