Unity is the Gift
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
A secular AA member shares about his struggles, how service heals and how good it is to tear down borders that divide us
An unexpected call
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
My phone rang at 3 in the morning. The voice on the other end was crying.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
Glad to Empty our Pockets
August 2015
Two AA friends find joy in taking meetings behind five locked metal doors
Just Like Hot Dogs
August 2015
Web Exclusive: A Better Life
March 2011
A young writer chases his dreams into a bottle and finds his way to AA
Web Exclusive: Learning to Give it Away
March 2011
After 10 years in and out of Alcoholics Anonymous, it was a sponsor who helped this AA member learn to help others in recovery.
Dry and on Fire
March 2011
Not drinking wasn’t enough. Getting a sponsor made his program really take off
Web Exclusive: Sometimes To Carry The Message is to Carry the Messenger
March 2011
How a World War II vet taught this member about unconditional love.
Web Exclusive: We Do What We Need to Do to Heal
March 2011
What can an alternate delegate do when they aren’t elected to be the delegate? One member who’s been there has an idea.
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