It's the first car
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Fresh off the out-of-control liquor train, he learned a valuable lesson: It’s not the caboose that flattens you
Gotta shop around
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
After finally getting through the front door, a newcomer learns that not all meetings are alike
Had enough?
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
He thought he had power over alcohol, until one day someone asked him a question that had only one answer
Ride share
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
How an uncomfortable trip across L.A. became a wonderful chance to reach out
Back in Brooklyn
April 2015
An old timer reflects on the neighborhood she grew up in and where she started drinking
In the Eye of the Storm
April 2015
With nowhere to go and unable to make it home, she had to depend on the kindness of strangers
Welcome back, sucker
April 2015
After 11 years, he stopped going to meetings and an old friend returned
A Sketchy Fourth Step
April 2015
With help from her sponsor, a member with a learning difficulty did some Step work she thought she’d never be able to do
Brooklyn Dreams
April 2015
Trading drunken nightmares of a dark canal for the Serenity Prayer and a brighter life
The Knock on my Door
April 2015
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