An Easier Softer Cake
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
With just the right ingredients, one member’s recipe for sobriety cooked up a life-saving meal
Lucky Break
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Thanks to her mother’s love and alcoholic journey, she knew what to do and where to go
Stealing pens
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
I feel a bit embarrassed that old behavior (snatching what I want) is still so close to the surface, even after a number of years in the program.
Restraint of Face
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal
Dear Grapevine
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Letter from the Editor
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
The Pink and the Bubbly
April 2015
Alcohol made her feel happy and fun when she was a schoolgirl trying to fit in, but it didn't last
Dust & Polish
April 2015
One room at a time
April 2015
At 22 years sober, she was about to make a big move—but this time she let her past experience do the heavy lifting
Shakin' it up
April 2015
A member with time struggles with his home group and finds out that change is good
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