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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

Trust

December 2022 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
As an active alcoholic, I had been unable to quit drinking for years and years. I tried over and over, but could not find a way to free myself. I was like the frenzied wren.

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.

Clearer than ever

January 2020 | Spiritual Awakenings
A private investigator discovers that faith, not sight, would lead him out of the dark

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