No way out
September 2016
He escaped a troubled childhood by joining the army. But he couldn’t escape the bottle
Listening for 50 years
September 2016
In 1965, an old-timer heard the bartender say last call. Five decades later, he’s still using his ears
Zipped up tight
September 2016
For a long time, she needed her leather jacket for armor. Now she was beginning to thaw
The Day It Ended
March 2014
He reached his bottom while sitting in a psychiatrist's office with his wife and son
A Reader's Response
March 2014
An article on cross talk in the November 2013 Grapevine got this AA thinking
Be Here Now
March 2014
He saw that using his phone during a meeting wasn't just impolite, it was bad for his recovery
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