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Sometimes Quickly Sometimes Slowly

September 2022 | Young & Sober
With surrender and action, the Ninth Step Promises came true. But it’s a process, she says. You can’t just flip a switch

Back to jail

July 2022 | The Annual Prison Issue
She knew what she had to do. Little did she know it would open a door to something she loves

A tough amend

September 2021 | Young & Sober!
How would he ever make amends to the man he had knifed in the back? In AA, we find a way

To Speak or Not to Speak

March 2021 | Making Amends
Reluctant to share at meetings, a teacher says she’s grateful for Tradition Three.
It gave her room to grow until service helped give her a voice

Sealed & Delivered

March 2021 | Making Amends
Write a letter to everyone she owed? How would she ever pay them back? Time for a little faith

Long overdue

September 2017
Sometimes when we clean house and pay people back, we get a wonderful surprise

Dear Tanya

September 2017

Blurred ambition

June 2017
A drunken writer with dreams of success places two huge bets that change his life

That Old Hippie

January 2016
Now that she has some sober time, she’s ready to start dating again. But this guy?

Painful ego-puncturing

October 2015
New in town, she dove into service and wanted a position. What she got was an opportunity to grow

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