Calvin’s Prayer
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
I heard two things that night: “Come back” and “Pray, if you can.” I knew I was in a fix. But desperation led me to say this prayer anyway.
Up from the Ashes
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
How a mother kept her cool and stayed close to AA as tragedy struck her family and her California town
Deliver With Care
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
The house had two communal copies of the Big Book, and that was all. My new sponsee had very little money, so I got her a copy of each book.
Faith in the Time of COVID
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
Could she maintain emotional sobriety with the COVID bully at her door? She and her Higher Power had a plan
Let’s Use Them Wisely
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
“Nothing can matter more to the future welfare of AA than the manner in which we use this colossus of communication.” —Bill W., 1960
Welcome To 2020
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
No meeting rooms? Share on camera? Unmute? How will we do this? COVID-19 kicked this old-timer’s program into high gear
Gone Fishing
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
Desperate to drink, she had bottles stashed everywhere. This was the best hiding place ever
Dear Grapevine
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
Defining humility
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
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