One Seder at a Time
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
A newcomer navigates his first real social test. Thank goodness for helpful oldtimers and grape juice!
The perfect night
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Just as the midnight mass bells were ringing, he and his partner were heading to jail
Music to my ears
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Hurricane season
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Once a drunken storm of bad behavior and unrealistic expectations, her holidays are now filled with love
Mom’s Holiday Gift
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
At two years sober, she was tempted by some bubbly Christmas “cheer.” Luckily she thought the drink through
My First Sober Thanksgiving
November 2023
| Gratitude
How on earth will he celebrate without booze? A newcomer gets a wonderful surprise
The One-Minute Solution
November 2023
| Gratitude
Through mountains of snow and clothes, a dad discovers a secret to gratitude on a trip to help his daughter come home for the holidays
80 Years & Counting!
May 2023
| Home Group
Since 1942, this home group in New Jersey is still going strong, keeping the doors open for all who need them
No amount of Razor Wire
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Two members shared how their mothers were now asking their sober incarcerated sons for advice. I could not keep my self-constructed dam in place any longer.
Let there be light
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
After some drama and quick action, their annual AA holiday breakfast went on like a charm
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