The Grateful 5
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
When COVID-19 struck, our meetings in here stopped. AAs on the outside are fortunate enough to have the Internet. We inmates aren’t so lucky.
Globe-trotting
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
When the pandemic caused his AA meeting in Japan to go viral, alcoholics from around the world joined in
Connecting in a Crisis
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A Central Office manager shares some joy watching alcoholics bond in the midst of trying time
Chain Reaction
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine
Saddest Christmas Ever
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
No job, no wife, no driver’s license or money. Here he was 30 days sober, in the cold, and now the AA meeting door was locked
No Meetings in Sight
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
What to do when a large section of the state you’re in has no AA meetings? One woman was about to find out
Room in My Heart
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Today I decided to write out my thoughts and share them with someone I have learned to trust. That’s how we build bridges of trust and understanding.
Watching my mouth
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
A member shares his thoughts about cussing in meetings and why he says things he doesn’t want to say
Welcome to New York
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
A couple and their three cats make a move to a big city where they build a new home in AA
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?
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