September 4, 2026
You Can’t Apologize Your Way Out of It
Saying “I’m sorry” is easy. Changing the person who walked into AA is the real work — and the only amends that last.
Read “You Can’t Apologize Your Way Out of It” →September 2, 2026
I HEARD MY BROTHER COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH
After 38 years of sobriety, my wife showed me something I still hadn't seen about myself. Real amends aren't just words—they're visible in what happens afterward.
Read “I HEARD MY BROTHER COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH” →August 31, 2026
THE PROMISE I DIDN'T KEEP
A sober man reflects on the one promise he broke more than 25 years ago — and what making amends really means when the past suddenly reappears.
Read “THE PROMISE I DIDN'T KEEP” →August 29, 2026· also filed here
SOMETIMES IT'S A BITCH BEING HUMAN
We make stupid decisions. Then, instead of taking responsibility, we blame someone else. It's easy. It's lazy. And we do it anyway.
Read “SOMETIMES IT'S A BITCH BEING HUMAN” →August 28, 2026
WE FUCKED OUR FAMILIES UP
I wasn't married when I first got sober. I was 21 years old and living back home with Mom and Dad. Thank God they were willing to take me in.
Read “WE FUCKED OUR FAMILIES UP” →
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