Once a Zombie
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
A grandmother who “floated” into AA in the 60s a frightful sight recalls how lucky she was that she stayed
This Beautiful Thing
January 2022
| Beginners
Being present and working the program has given her a joy for life and a deeper sense of purpose
The Front Lines
January 2022
| Beginners
Dimly lit rooming houses, emergency rooms, even rooftops— he keeps reaching out. And once in a good while they reach back
We are one
January 2022
| Beginners
Once too unique for AA, he now sees how much we’re the same and how much we need each other
My Time on The Hump
January 2022
| Beginners
Road trips, coffeepots, Steps and donuts—a member recalls the journey he took with his first sponsor
Alcoholism at large
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
Paving the way
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
If someone hadn’t listed our meetings or delivered the pamphlets, how would we have known where to find help?
A tough amend
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
How would he ever make amends to the man he had knifed in the back? In AA, we find a way
Somebody's Got to Do It!
June 1992
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