Made It Out of Hell
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
A mom, sober since 1972, recalls the fearful secretive years before AA and how much better life is now
A sponsor with less time?
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
My choices in a sponsor with longer sobriety than I had were few. Then one day, our youngest child in AA happened to mention something about her sponsee
Dan’s Night
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
What will he say when he gives his sponsee his five 5-year coin? The answer may suprise you
Pull up a chair
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
One day his buddies took him to Harry’s. What he learned there he’ll never forget
Triumph of the heart
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Two alcoholics share an unexpected powerful moment one night in the local jail
Just like dad
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
The alcoholic “monster” he tried so hard not to become was the person he turned to for help
Old Friends & Good Times
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
I’ve had a subscription to Grapevine since the early 1980s. The magazine sits on my end table and every morning I read one story.
Hot diggity dog
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
After COVID hit, she had to change her meeting. But boy did she relish the chance to make it work
A Common Desire
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Young, old, gay, straight, trans, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, angry, happy, sad... if we don’t want to drink, we’re welcome
Decision in the desert
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Lonely, angry and exhausted, a newly sober flight operator has a rageful day in hell. Her mission: Step Three
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