The heart has is reason
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
From a secular childhood in Kansas to a sober life of spiritual awareness was not as far as it seemed
Virtual Newcomer
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
I don’t know what would have become of me if not for these online AA meetings. I want to thank the members who had the foresight and did the hard work.
Sink or Swim
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
Through tears, fits, fear and phone calls, she held tight to her Higher Power and got sober in a pandemic
Donut Holes
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
We’ve been out there all year. We’ve had lots of picnics, eaten donuts, worn T-shirts and tried our best to laugh through the pandemic.
Best Hamburger Ever
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
How a much needed meal served up the ingredients for repeated acts of kindness
A Mom’s Return
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
Through living amends, a grateful sober mother comes full circle with the children she once abandoned for booze
Shangri-La
November 2014
It was the AA guys in prison who taught him about a new freedom and a new happiness
The Ordinary Things
November 2014
Being sober, she could appreciate the simple rhythms of peaceful living
Depression
April 1976
All right, we're sober! But what do we do about. . . - Four articles by AAs who have been there
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