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And she waits...

December 2016
In a tiny rural village with no street lights and no AA, a woman brews a pot of coffee and reads

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

Guiding Light

December 2016
Staying sober on a rum-filled ship can be rough. But with her sponsor as her lighthouse, she’s doing it

Dying to be loved

November 2016
At age 20, liquor had done its job. It made her believe she had nothing to live for

Ordinary hero

November 2016
When it comes to going to any lengths, she’s reminded that she’s just another drunk

Time to punt

October 2016
This high school coach was losing the drinking game. Then one day a fellow teacher handed him a winning play

Zipped up tight

September 2016
For a long time, she needed her leather jacket for armor. Now she was beginning to thaw

Strangers in the night

August 2016
One chilly, wet Friday evening in Independence, a lonely meeting chair learns the importance of making some coffee

St. Louis Blues

August 2016
Too much booze and a nasty fistfight got this 20-year-old mother a one-way ticket to a psych ward

One scary guy

August 2016
AA is full of surprises. An old-timer remembers the day he got a really big one

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