A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy
A Cold December Night
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Watching two AA guys on a Twelfth Step call was a Christmas Eve gift he’ll never forget
Oops, Wrong Bar!
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
The day after Christmas, two new guys stroll into his AA meeting. It’s a toss-up on who was more surprised
Start with a Prayer
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With love and lots of determination, a member tries to carry the AA message to a remote community in New Mexico
Closer Than You Think
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Service led her to online meetings, where she now gets to help others who can’t reach us
Letter from the Editor
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Saved by the Bell
December 2014
An attempt to break his anonymity at a job interview gets sidetracked by divine intervention
A Table's Journey
December 2014
The things we lose when we drink sometimes return in the most unexpected ways
Goodbye Perryville
December 2014
A woman in Arizona expresses gratitude for the time she spent in a nearby prison
Take a Bow, AA
December 2014
Sober since 1969, a man in Connecticut recalls his long, rocky, wonderful AA journey
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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