Taking Off
May 2023
| Home Group
Once a drunken rule-breaker getting jailed by cops, she’s now happily sober and hitting the road
Lonely & New
March 2023
| Get Into Service
Isolating and drinking alone at home had been so lonely. Luckily, my new involvement in AA service committees became a way for me to fill that idle time with usefulness.
Fear not
February 2023
| Making Amends
The ladies shared their experience about how they overcame fear. These women helped the Big Book come alive for me. They used the message on the pages to save my life.
Close Call at the Wedding
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
With booze everywhere and no phone in sight, a freaked-out newcomer gets the surprise of his life
Shame of the Rocks
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
Have a hard time not romanticizing the drink? Here’s one way this guy remembers
Glad My Luck Ran Out
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
This newcomer mom’s got a new tattoo and she’s shopping for a bike. She’s sober now and living large
Best Cup Ever
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
Instead of calming, a newcomer mom’s mountain weekend becomes stressful and anxious. Luckily, she goes to get coffee
Explosive Situation
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
Twelve days sober, a stressful babysitting job and a
nerve-racking shopping trip. What could possibly go wrong?
nerve-racking shopping trip. What could possibly go wrong?
A pillow, a blanket & hot soup
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
At his end, with nowhere to go, an alcoholic gets a helping hand from someone from the “other side of town” reached out
Open up!
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
With all the courage he could muster, he made it inside, only to be told to come back next Tuesday
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