The Long Walk Up
june 2026 | Young & Sober | Oldtimers

The Long Walk Up

All he wanted was some AA literature, so he headed up the stairs. Luckily, Helen met him at the top

When timing is a gift of grace, miracles can happen. A few minutes before 8:15 one evening on September 25, 1978 I found myself climbing the stairs to the second floor of a building in Coronado, California, carrying a leather briefcase and looking for an AA meeting. I was not there to attend the meeting. I was just there to get some AA literature.

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