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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

My place in the world

February 2019 | Stories by Our Longtime Members
No longer in the center of the universe, a longtime member in Tasmania is content to deal with things as they come along

Entirely ready

May 2018

A day at the museum

May 2018
A few days after doing her Fifth Step, a mother takes her kids on a field trip

Outsmarting the Jersey Devil

February 2015
Wrecked cars, smashed toes and motel hell… nothing can keep him from having a joyful 25th anniversary

Star of My Own Opera

May 2012
He gave up the lead role and learned to be there for others

Lifting the Burden of Shame

March 2002

Looking the World In the Eye

May 1989

The Distance Made Good

March 1981
How far we came from where we were

The Fifth Step - More Ups than Downs

June 1974
Learning to see the ridiculous in the things we are doing wrong

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