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Dear Grapevine

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!

A Second Chance at Life

December 2023 | Remote Communities and sober holidays
From jails to coffee guy to GSR to corrections chair, then delegate, he fell in love with service and never looked back

The perfect night

December 2023 | Remote Communities and sober holidays
Just as the midnight mass bells were ringing, he and his partner were heading to jail

Traci

August 2023 | AA in the Military
Through painful challenges, she’s managed to get sober, turn her past to good use and find her place in AA

Brewing a Resentment

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
To do his 90 in 90, a newcomer starts a meeting at a church. But why wasn’t the priest providing more coffee?

Fear no more

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
Asking his Higher Power to remove the thing that ruled his life for years took some surprising humbling action

With Pen & Hope

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
With letters and calls, she walked her through the Steps and on the way to a new life

Gladly Out of My Way

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
Helping members get to meetings not only gives her a spiritual high but also some beautiful friendships

A Winning Team

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
With meetings canceled, football blaring and no outside volunteers, four guys in D-Block score big

Bringing Us Hope

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
A former lifer, now sober and released, returns to prison. But this time he’s there to give back

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