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Box Of Colors

Box Of Colors

We've all been given a box of colors. I remember that huge jumbo set, the one that had every shade under the sun, moon and stars. One day I remember trying to eat the Mango Tango, yes and again on another day lighting the Carnation Pink on fire.... I remember that day...
Grief Work

Grief Work

I've been in ACA since April 2021. Since this past January, I've been incarcerated as a Federal inmate in a low-security prison for a sex crime I felt I was powerless to avoid. Those words are in our BRB - "Some ACA's are in prison for the rest of their lives for a...
Generational Violence

Generational Violence

Note to my fellow travelers: A significant and meaningful part of my healing journey involves confronting my abusers through my writing. Here is one such poem. Dear Great-Great Grand-Monster:I don’t know you.I never met you.I’m glad I never met you. But I’ve read some...
Step Two: A Loving Higher Power

Step Two: A Loving Higher Power

Step Two: Came to Believe that a Power Accessible to Me Could Restore My Sanity (Clarity.) Concepts of Authority/God/Power were not “a loving father” for me in my dysfunctional family of origin!  Far, far from it.  One of the things that gave me hope when I...
The Bill Of Rights

The Bill Of Rights

An ACA version of the Bill of Rights has been released in fellowship review mode for one year, leading to ultimate conference approval after we receive comments from the fellowship and possible revisions. We on the Literature Committee understand that many meetings...
ACA Book Prices Increase

ACA Book Prices Increase

Our fellowship text, Adult Children of Alcoholics, often referred to as the Big Red Book, was first published in 2006. Its price was $15 then, and it is still $15 today. The ACA World Service Organization (WSO) has never raised prices on any of its literature. The WSO...
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