My friend in Valencia
April 2023
| AA & Families
Like me, he didn’t speak much Spanish. He needed someone to talk to. Over time, it became apparent we were helping each other stay sober.
The big “Lie”
April 2023
| AA & Families
Her interest in service was met with what some might call a little fib. But it sure changed her life
The Hitchhiker
April 2023
| AA & Families
Thumbing her way across Ontario in a raging snowstorm, a newcomer gets the surprise of her life
Either way, It works
April 2023
| AA & Families
At his old home group they used to go all out with celebrations. At his new group they don’t even have a cake!
Step Fur
April 2023
| AA & Families
If her inventory had been fur-less, she wouldn’t have had a chilly run-in with the truth
Dear Grapevine
April 2023
| AA & Families
A Good Cry At The Alcathon
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Holding wrinkled tissues stained with mascara, a newly sober mom feels the love of a home group that has embraced her
Unity is the Gift
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
A secular AA member shares about his struggles, how service heals and how good it is to tear down borders that divide us
More at Peace
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
The next week I felt a little better, a little more OK with the chaos, a little more under the care and guidance of a Higher Power.
Working on The Inside
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Thanks to the literature, some inmates in Utah are determined to stay sober and go through the Steps
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