A Mother and Her Son
July 2011
After getting sober herself, she learnt that she was powerless over the alcoholism of others
One Night at the Bar
July 2011
A part-time job in a bar turned out to be the beginning of years of relapsing
At Home in the World
July 2011
After hiding out from the world while drinking, she got sober and was finally able to make her dreams come true
On a Rocket Ship to Hell
July 2011
She came to understand that alcoholism was at the root of the wreckage in her life and came to AA to rebuild
Getting Past the Denial
July 2011
Seeing her best friend get sober, she could no longer pretend that her drinking wasn't a problem
An Inside Job
April 2011
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
East to Joshua Tree
April 2011
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
Story Archive: Half-baked
April 2011
There was nothing sweet about this relapse that started with vanilla extract
Story Archive: A Brilliant Addiction
April 2011
A writer goes from having it all to the hard floor of a jail cell
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