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
A Cold December Night
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Watching two AA guys on a Twelfth Step call was a Christmas Eve gift he’ll never forget
Start with a Prayer
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With love and lots of determination, a member tries to carry the AA message to a remote community in New Mexico
Closer Than You Think
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Service led her to online meetings, where she now gets to help others who can’t reach us
One Won’t Hurt
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
An outing with old friends, a nice restaurant and a delicious martini. What could possibly go wrong?
Letter from the Editor
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
You won’t find rainbows in the bottom of a glass
December 2013
While Sinatra’s lonely saloon song plays, an old-timer wonders how he picked up after 39 years
Dear Grapevine
December 2013
I was going through a rough spot when I first walked down the stairs of that church
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