Sober with no god
October 2016
How a nonbeliever got active, found his place in AA and has stayed sober for 26 years
My Vote: No Opinion
October 2016
It’s election time! Members are stressed and rattled. Time to share about it? Uh ... maybe not
Time to punt
October 2016
This high school coach was losing the drinking game. Then one day a fellow teacher handed him a winning play
I’m getting thirsty!
October 2016
Why one member needs to hear about someone’s desperate need for booze
Inside or outside the circle?
October 2016
Saying the Lord’s Prayer at the close of meetings can be controversial. Here, one AA describes what the prayer means to him and how it fits into AA
There Really Are No Coincidences
October 2016
Stuck with his busted motorcycle by the side of the road, he says a prayer—and the “coincidences” come fast and furious
A Box of Pears
September 2014
Her relationship with the mother who gave her up for adoption was chilly and distant until she heard Lisa's story in a meeting
New Meetings, New Friends
September 2014
By finding a new group, she was able to have the kind of sobriety she wanted
What About Drugs?
September 2014
One member feels we might be getting too strict when we tell our drinking stories
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