Fabulous & the Rockstar
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
He had no intention of doing Step Four, that is until a beer took him down and a guy with a funny name showed up
God Grabbed My Heart
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
Hoping to feel better and get out of the early sobriety woods, a newcomer makes a surprising Twelfth Step call
At Peace with the World
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
Just when he needed to dive back in the program and help someone, he met an old boxer named Jake
Rambling On
July 2020
| AA Around The World
We looked at each other in dismay and rolled our eyes when Lea started to share. We fidgeted, coughed, sipped coffee, tried to stare her down, all to no avail.
People like me
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
A delegate shares her story and stresses the importance of reaching out to the African-American alcoholic
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
Flying spaghetti monster
September 2018
At 16, she crashed hard. But her sponsor helped her find some hope and even a Higher Power
Memorial Day 180
May 2018
Life of the party
May 2018
Terrified, she opened the door to the Sunset room and heard people laughing. She's been celebrating now for 35 years
Thumbing for the Holidays
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
Broke and lonely, a newcomer looking to do service hits the road and gets an unexpected surprise
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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