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
Dear Grapevine
July 2011
Long Days Past
July 2011
Confined to a prison without meetings, an inmate recalls when he, too, used to be “too busy”
Look up the Steppers
July 2011
A band of sober cyber-warriors saved his butt when he moved out of the country
In the County Workhouse
July 2011
A sober man makes amends for his DUIs by taking meetings to imprisoned drunk drivers
My Heart Is Heavy
July 2011
Learning of the death of a former sponsor, a woman reflects upon her early days in AA
The Birdsong in Prison
July 2011
A sober inmate hears in the birdsong the sounds of what it used to be like and what it's like now
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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