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
On the right road
March 2023
| Get Into Service
Sandy’s class got him on the highway to AA. Once he passed the test, he got to return the favor
Message from Below
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
A stranger in a jail cell hands her an opportunity to change her life
Ignite the Spirit
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
Through the freedom of the Steps, she’s no longer a prisoner of her mind or the booze that took her away
Unexpected Retreat
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
Where would she ever find AA on a remote mountain during a pandemic? She was about to be surprised
Down but Happy
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
It’s hard being in this prison. I’m celebrating my anniversary alone. Working a program of recovery in prison can be a lonely road to walk.
Z-fects of Character
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
I find that I’m getting distracted looking at the computer screen. And really...do I have to make that sandwich onscreen during the meeting?
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.
Maximum picnic
July 2018
Doing service in prison not only feeds her soul, but sometimes even her stomach
Memorial Day 180
May 2018
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