Coffee Queen
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
Every Sunday, she takes in the love and tries not to spill, doing the best ever service job in all of AA
A Double life
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
After decades of sobriety, she was now driving drunk and hiding bottles. The secrecy was killing her
Hats off to Tradition 5
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
He finally put down the bottle and got to a meeting. But what was everyone talking about? And what did it have to do with drinking?
Mysterious Ways
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
You never know when an opportunity to carry the message will come. A little prayer to be of maximum service is always a good way to start my day.
Alive, Sober and Free
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
Facing life in prison, he reads the poem that sets him on the path towards recovery and freedom
What’s On Your Mind: Let Us Widen the Doorway
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
The writer believes that religion in AA bars entry to many atheist and agnostic alcoholics
Diversity
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
An “equal opportunity illness” has given her the chance to meet people from all walks of life
My Journey in General Service
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
A lot changed in her life when she got sober, but there was one constant: general service
A Child’s Memories
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
Her father sobered up with the help of one of AA’s most important friends
A Week in the Life of Lisa
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
The call to service unites a group of AA women around one troubled soul
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