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Dear Grapevine

April 2020 | Home Group

Staying Alive

March 2020 | Puzzled
After 44 years of sobriety, he’s convinced this serenity business isn’t half bad

A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy

Crash course

June 2019 | Letting Go of Resentments
Furious with her ex, she headed out to toss a brick through his window. Luckily, she stopped to buy paint first

Outsmarting the Jersey Devil

February 2015
Wrecked cars, smashed toes and motel hell… nothing can keep him from having a joyful 25th anniversary

The Father Who Left

September 2014
It was many years later that he would return to play a part in the son's sobriety

Out of the Box (of Cheap Wine)

August 2014
Much of what she heard in meetings didn't make sense at first but she kept coming

Forgiven

October 2013
What she got one drunken night on the highway was much more powerful than booze

Pillow Fight

September 2013

Honeymoon

August 2012
His love affair with early sobriety sent his wife screaming from the house

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