The heart has is reason
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
From a secular childhood in Kansas to a sober life of spiritual awareness was not as far as it seemed
Best Hamburger Ever
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
How a much needed meal served up the ingredients for repeated acts of kindness
A Mom’s Return
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
Through living amends, a grateful sober mother comes full circle with the children she once abandoned for booze
Just in time
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
I felt goose bumps on my skin. I believe my Higher Power spoke to me that morning with that Grapevine magazine. God was telling me, “I’m here, man. I never left. I’ve been here all along.”
Dear Grapevine
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
Never too late
May 2018
It took a little time, but she learned to love her mom, thanks to the wonder of Step Nine
Nothing held back
May 2018
An old-timer shares about the freedom the Steps have given him and how he gets to pass them on.
Entirely ready
May 2018
A father's wish
May 2018
Years of drinking had driven his sons away. Now he wanted more than anything to have them back in his life
A day at the beach
May 2018
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