They Wait For Us
July 2016
An old-timer discovers the joy of taking meetings to the women at her local prison
Wrong way
July 2016
After 10 years dry, she went back to drinking, and it took a disaster to wake her up
You're in for a Ride
July 2016
With jobs, family, relationships, he always ran out of gas. But now that he's sober, his life has really hit the road
Hope is the Thing With Feathers
July 2016
Newly sober and feeling like she couldn’t go on anymore, she found an isolated cabin, a beautiful lake, and a gift of hope from the sky
Don’t Drink and Don’t Die
July 2016
Three decades in AA taught him how to use the tools of the program to stay alive through the pain—and deep joy—of living one day at a time in sobriety
Ask for Help. Pause. Pray.
July 2016
Getting sober later in life, this child of the ‘60s faced down divorce and bankruptcy, and found the solution in a Higher Power and plenty of laughter
Taking the Right Step
July 2016
She struggled with accepting a Higher Power, until a crisis from her drinking days came back to haunt her, and she truly took Step Three
Final Chance
July 2016
She was struck drunk again and again for two years, then found herself in detox with a final chance to become willing
Letter from the Editor
July 2016
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