Enjoying the Mess
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
A grandmother expresses gratitude for the joy of sobriety, even when it’s time to clean up
Another chance
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give
Jumpstart
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
She came right up to me. “How many years do you have sober?” she asked. “Almost 17,” I replied. Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, how would you like to be our Intergroup Rep?”
Mess on Campus
January 2013
Blackouts, stitches and failed classes, it was all downhill until she found AA
Sneaky Drinker
January 2013
Car keys, the neighbor’s liquor, vanilla extract—nothing was safe from this alcoholic
Temperature Check
January 2013
Sweet Goodbye at the Farm
January 2013
A sponsor learns the power of letting go by showing up for her sponsee
Alcoholism at Large
January 2013
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