New & Improved
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
“Broken washer?” I would have wailed“Why me?” Then I would have had two beers, then two more since it was such a hard day. Actually, I would not have installed anything.
Letting go
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
How a longtimer learned to observe her thoughts and identify her defects so they don’t take her freedom away
Harvesting Kindness
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
The seeds of wisdom and love a dear friend planted are still growing. And luckily there’s still more digging to do
Dear Grapevine
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Letter from the Editor
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Coincidence—Or Something Else?
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
Wednesdays, at 7pm, hold a very special significance for him
The Spectrum of Belief
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
The freedom of belief the program embraces has kept this agnostic sober for over three decades
The Return of A Smile
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
A faded snapshot reminded him of how happy he had once been. And could be again, without the influence of alcohol
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