To Love a Dad
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
A newcomer heads to North Carolina to make amends to his father. Good thing he took his sponsor’s suggestion and prayed
Next stop: Trouble
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Full of lust and ignoring his sponsor, he headed out. But this time he couldn’t shake the queasy feeling in his gut
I Only Drank 3 Beers!
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
A newcomer finds out the hard way about the power of liquor and the heartbreak of relapse
How Anonymous Do I Want to Be?
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
A member shares his beloved wife’s thoughts on when to be secret about our AA membership
The courage to show my face
September 2022
| Young & Sober
It took a while to turn his camera on, but this newcomer is staying sober, getting active and ready to log on
Tugboat Willy
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
Dry on sea, but very wet on land. Time to cruise over to Captain Andy!
Minority Heard
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
One night at her business meeting there was a unanimous vote...oh wait...there’s one more hand
Don’t do this!
January 2022
| Beginners
We got out of the car and Kirby stuck a Big Book under his arm and we headed up the walkway, acting like we knew what we were doing. Kirby knocked on the screen door.
Reason to Celebrate
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
With only a few months in AA, how would she ever get through July Fourth sober? Luckily, she had a plan
Even more Valuable
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
How a heated Big Book study one day led to a rigorous discussion about AA, money and wealth
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