Chain Reaction
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine
Time to Up My Game
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
The first 11 Steps had transformed his life. Now it was time for Step Twelve
An unexpected call
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
My phone rang at 3 in the morning. The voice on the other end was crying.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
Learning to love
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
After 30 hard years of liquor, violence and incarceration, he found AA, began to make amends and turned his life around
Forgiveness Set Me Free
April 2020
| Home Group
My hatred for this man was festering in my soul. I sat there in court praying that he’d get a life sentence. Then he got up and spoke.
I Cried as Much as He Did
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back
Free to explore
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
A lifelong spiritual seeker gets sober and continues his search for a Higher Power
Ride share
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
How an uncomfortable trip across L.A. became a wonderful chance to reach out
Return to Rwanda
May 2018
With no meetings in his country, he reached out for help. Now he's sharing his hope
I know, I’ve been There
December 2016
On a 12th Step call at a remote Kansas farm, three men learn that the language of the heart can come through a pen
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