Pestered
February 2014
When everything starts bugging him, a better attitude can always shoo it away
My Very Best Day
February 2014
Turning Tumblers into Wind Chimes
February 2014
How a newcomer’s house, filled with beer signs and wine glasses, produced a treasure for a neighbor in need
My Messy Valentine
February 2014
Some people lose their car on a night out—he misplaced his girlfriend
Family Postcards
March 2012
It took a long time for her to realize that she belonged in the picture too
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
At the Crossroads of My Alcoholism
July 2011
He had reached that place where he couldn't imagine life with alcohol, nor life without it
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