The Grateful 5
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
When COVID-19 struck, our meetings in here stopped. AAs on the outside are fortunate enough to have the Internet. We inmates aren’t so lucky.
Globe-trotting
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
When the pandemic caused his AA meeting in Japan to go viral, alcoholics from around the world joined in
Connecting in a Crisis
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A Central Office manager shares some joy watching alcoholics bond in the midst of trying time
Chain Reaction
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine
Saddest Christmas Ever
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
No job, no wife, no driver’s license or money. Here he was 30 days sober, in the cold, and now the AA meeting door was locked
No Meetings in Sight
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
What to do when a large section of the state you’re in has no AA meetings? One woman was about to find out
At Home in AA History
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
She wondered why her new apartment had such an aura of serenity. It turned out to be the birthplace of AA in her hometown
Resentment Removed
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
A fervent Third Step prayer erased a resentment and launched one man into long-term sobriety
My 13th Anniversary
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
After 13 years, the message is as strong and true as ever: Keep coming back.
Out of Fear, Into Service
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
From panic attacks to being a confident DCM: a story of love, service and sobriety
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