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!
Just Be Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
A long-time member and past trustee shares about his journey serving beyond the group as a gay man
Sammy
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
A transgender alcoholic shares about feeling all alone, until one day it was no longer true
Accepting Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
I went to the AA meeting, but I felt out of place. I couldn’t “come out” in prison. I didn’t want people to judge me. I didn’t trust anyone.
Like a Prayer
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
When things got tough, she knew just what to do. Pray, pull over and reach for every tool
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
Leadership in AA
May 1995
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