Wedding Crasher
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
A disturbing occurrence with her brother one night leads to a powerful spiritual connection
An Easier Softer Cake
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
With just the right ingredients, one member’s recipe for sobriety cooked up a life-saving meal
Lucky Break
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Thanks to her mother’s love and alcoholic journey, she knew what to do and where to go
Stealing pens
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
I feel a bit embarrassed that old behavior (snatching what I want) is still so close to the surface, even after a number of years in the program.
Restraint of Face
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal
You won’t find rainbows in the bottom of a glass
December 2013
While Sinatra’s lonely saloon song plays, an old-timer wonders how he picked up after 39 years
Blowing in the wind
December 2013
Loving Detachment
August 1974
We can help a lot more if we accept the fact that we are powerless over another alcoholic
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