Enjoying the Mess
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
A grandmother expresses gratitude for the joy of sobriety, even when it’s time to clean up
Another chance
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give
Jumpstart
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
She came right up to me. “How many years do you have sober?” she asked. “Almost 17,” I replied. Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, how would you like to be our Intergroup Rep?”
Alcoholism gender gap closing
July 2008
How to Catch a Unicorn
October 1993
Step Ten: Lost and Found
October 1993
The Joy That Walks Ten Feet Tall
October 1993
This longtime member looks back on her last battle with the bottle. She lost the fight but won a victory. - From the November 1969 Grapevine
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