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Down Comes the Wall

May 2024 | How the Steps Changed My Life

I Keep Writing

December 2023 | Remote Communities and sober holidays

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

12 Reasons to Stay

September 2023 | Young & Sober
Each Tuesday night he joins his Step companions to read and share and watch each other’s lives change

Fear no more

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
Asking his Higher Power to remove the thing that ruled his life for years took some surprising humbling action

With Pen & Hope

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
With letters and calls, she walked her through the Steps and on the way to a new life

Truly belonging

June 2023 | Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
From her earliest days, the“Twelve and Twelve” helped her feel part of. Who knew even more joy would come?

Love in action

June 2022 | Stories by Longtimers!
I’m sober 56 years now. Due to my poor health, I’m confined to my home, but that doesn’t stop me. I keep this good life going by doing service by phone, email and virtual meetings.

Something had changed

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
I felt amazing. I went for a long walk on the sea wall in Vancouver, skipping over park benches and talking continuously with my Higher Power.

Glad we took the steps

January 2022 | Beginners
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”

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