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Step Fur

April 2023 | AA & Families
If her inventory had been fur-less, she wouldn’t have had a chilly run-in with the truth

Letting go

March 2022 | Emotional Sobriety
How a longtimer learned to observe her thoughts and identify her defects so they don’t take her freedom away

Down but Happy

June 2021 | Dating & Relationships
It’s hard being in this prison. I’m celebrating my anniversary alone. Working a program of recovery in prison can be a lonely road to walk.

Estranged

April 2021 | Fun in Sobriety
Drinking buddies for 20 years, she and her sister were best friends. That is, until one of them sobered up

Frequent contact

May 2019 | Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
Some favorite passages in the Big Book help a father get through the darkest days of his life

Card-carrying thumper

May 2019 | Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By following the directions in the book, he became a passionate lifetime fan

I do what I can

December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities

Better than Kentucky bourbon

October 2018
With a gut feel and a few wild guesses, some hardworking AAs start a national corrections conference

No human power

January 2018 | Sponsorship

Any lengths?

January 2018 | Sponsorship
A sponsee in Florida shares valuable lessons he’s learned from his sponsor—including how to survive in a hurricane

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