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
Something had changed
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
I felt amazing. I went for a long walk on the sea wall in Vancouver, skipping over park benches and talking continuously with my Higher Power.
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
Just listening
May 2017
Though nervous to sit down with a woman she did not know, she had time, experience and with God’s help, an open ear
One Morning on the Beach
May 2015
After spilling all her fears, she took her sponsor’s suggestion and let a little sunlight in
Outsmarting the Jersey Devil
February 2015
Wrecked cars, smashed toes and motel hell… nothing can keep him from having a joyful 25th anniversary
Another Human Being
May 2012
Metal bars couldn't stop the Fifth Step from freeing this man's new friend
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