Unity is the Gift
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
A secular AA member shares about his struggles, how service heals and how good it is to tear down borders that divide us
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.
Glad to Empty our Pockets
August 2015
Two AA friends find joy in taking meetings behind five locked metal doors
Just Like Hot Dogs
August 2015
A long, strange trip
March 2011
A dusty red convertible picked up this hitchhiking hippie and showed him the future
Get a Commitment
March 2011
Her sponsor said she’d better start doing service if she wanted to stay sober
How I’ve Sponsored
March 2011
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