Always Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
An oldtimer shares some things he’s learned to keep his head above water on the long, sober swim
Following Directions
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
Lost after a swimming trip in the Connecticut woods, an AA couple gets a pleasant surprise
A Treasure To Be Shared
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
For 28 years, sharing her experience with another alcoholic never stops reminding her how blessed she is
Safe & Loved
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
A gay member shares about his struggles with Step Two and how his grandmother helped out
Until I knew
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
A member shares his journey about mentioning drugs and being respectful of AA’s primary purpose
Knock Knock Who’s There?
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
He had nurtured this resentment about Jack for years. Now it was time to make face-to- face amends. He was ready
Meet Us in Budapest
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
Come one Come all!
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
Brewing a Resentment
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
To do his 90 in 90, a newcomer starts a meeting at a church. But why wasn’t the priest providing more coffee?
Fear no more
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
Asking his Higher Power to remove the thing that ruled his life for years took some surprising humbling action
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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