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
An unexpected call
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
My phone rang at 3 in the morning. The voice on the other end was crying.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
The Blonde on the Boat
September 1970
When the picture finally came into focus, a new understanding of responsibility came clear, too
A Sunrise Service in Athens
April 1966
She needed dark glasses before dawn that Easter, but before another dawn came. . .
Twelfth Step Workshops
February 1951
Low Bottom or High Bottom. . . <lb Two experiments that do raise bottoms up!
New York City Prison Program
February 1951
Twelfth Step. . .with stripes. . .<lbthe AA helping hand reaches through iron bars in. . .
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