A Good Cry At The Alcathon
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Holding wrinkled tissues stained with mascara, a newly sober mom feels the love of a home group that has embraced her
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 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
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.
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
More at Peace
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
The next week I felt a little better, a little more OK with the chaos, a little more under the care and guidance of a Higher Power.
Working on The Inside
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Thanks to the literature, some inmates in Utah are determined to stay sober and go through the Steps
We’re in this Together
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
As the women shared their stories about the offenses they committed, the
question she asked herself was...
Didn’t we all?
question she asked herself was...
Didn’t we all?
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