My place in the world
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
No longer in the center of the universe, a longtime member in Tasmania is content to deal with things as they come along
All are welcome
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
How a barn that love built became the go-to place for meetings, picnics, campouts and joy
Mom, I’m an Alcoholic
May 2014
The day she dreaded finally came—it was time to tell her mother the truth
Twelve Floors over Ketchikan
May 2014
A homeless fisherman goes north to die, but instead finds a warm new life
Love on Emerald Lake
May 2014
After a breakup, he headed to Vermont to be of service. But his HP had much bigger plans
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
September 2011
A quarter of a century sober and they still don't talk about it
A Reminder at the Reunion
September 2011
A 50th high school reunion afforded her an opportunity to make an amends to an old friend
A River Runs Through It
September 2011
After getting sober, a man returns to the valley of his childhood in his imagination and finds his Higher Power
A Letter to My Mother
September 2011
Years after her mother's death, she was able to reconcile with her through a Ninth Step amends
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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