Dear Grapevine
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
Borrow mine
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
I said “Jim, maybe you could use my Higher Power.” I told him I was sure he wouldn’t mind. Jim thanked me and we never spoke of the God thing again.
Return to Bourbon St.
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
For years, New Year’s Eve was a drunken blur. Now that she’s sober, she can remember it
A Winning Game
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
She made a play to fit her love of football into her new sober life and scored big
Last call
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
It was 1985. She took out a dime and stared at her shot glass. Then she walked over to the phone and saved her life
Getting back up
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
I came into AA in Los Angeles in 1965. I’ve been sober ever since. Through the years, action has been the magic that has kept me going.
A grateful holiday
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
Though not the fancy getaway he was used to, the journey this year was to himself
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
Oops, Wrong Bar!
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
The day after Christmas, two new guys stroll into his AA meeting. It’s a toss-up on who was more surprised
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