Strangers in the night
August 2016
One chilly, wet Friday evening in Independence, a lonely meeting chair learns the importance of making some coffee
Three Floors of Love
August 2016
He’ll never forget his first year sober in that beloved old St. Louis clubhouse
St. Louis Blues
August 2016
Too much booze and a nasty fistfight got this 20-year-old mother a one-way ticket to a psych ward
One scary guy
August 2016
AA is full of surprises. An old-timer remembers the day he got a really big one
12 steps to gate 7
August 2016
A newcomer learns it’s never too early to reach out and help a fellow frequent flyer
Still a Great Ride
January 2013
An old-timer returns to his beloved young peoples’ group, where, long ago, he learned to survive the ups and downs of early sobriety
The Motion Fails
January 2013
With the guidance of the group conscience, this member gets some well-earned experience on unity
Welcome to Houston
January 2013
In a lonely hotel on his 20th anniversary, an alcoholic gets on his laptop and finds some love
Editor's Letter
January 2013
Confidence
December 1956
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