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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

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

Star of My Own Opera

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

Another Human Being

May 2012
Metal bars couldn't stop the Fifth Step from freeing this man's new friend

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