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!
My First Sober Thanksgiving
November 2023
| Gratitude
How on earth will he celebrate without booze? A newcomer gets a wonderful surprise
Just in Time
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
Full of rage at 20 years sober, a mail carrier gets a special delivery from her Higher Power
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
Better than football & pie
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
Who knew throwing on an apron and rolling up his sleeves would be the secret to a joyful Thanksgiving Day?
Passing Over the wine
April 2020
| Home Group
No more frontloading, showing off and drama. He now celebrates his freedom with grape juice
My First Foreign Trip Sober
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
It wasn’t quite 90 meetings in 90 days around the world, but wherever this AA went, the warm embrace of Alcoholics Anonymous welcomed him
The best gift
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
How an old makeshift tree on brown butcher paper reminded him of the most important things in life
Workaholic
October 2018
This sober businesswoman’s career really took off, but her program ran out of steam
Lying on my resume
October 2018
The “secrets of success” he heard at meetings taught him a valuable lesson about honesty
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