Time to be kind
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
Through a little faith and effort, a husband’s longtime holiday resentment becomes a gift to someone he loves
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
On Top of the World
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
On a remote island near Russia, a member lucks out and finds another alcoholic, whose AA lifeline is the phone
Problems Other than Alcohol: What Can Be Done About Them?
May 2004
From the AA Grapevine, February 1958, Bill W.'s classic essay looks back on the Fellowship's early experiences with addicts and special-interest group factions and outlines what they learned.
My Misadventures with the Traditions
May 2004
Catch 'em Earlier
April 1965
Report From a Chronic Slippee
April 1965
The author, a doctor, achieved 355 days of sobriety in a year. He'll keep trying. . .
How a Slippee Made the Program
April 1965
What made the difference was a sufficient period of hospitalization
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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