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?”
Dear Grapevine
October 2018
Lying on my resume
October 2018
The “secrets of success” he heard at meetings taught him a valuable lesson about honesty
Something to learn
October 2018
Laid off and feeling desperate, an AA asks for help and finds more than just a job
Alcoholism At Large
October 2018
Ageless Miracles
October 2018
When you come right down to it, age doesn’t matter. But the miracle of sobriety does
Dear Grapevine
January 2014
Great Serve
January 2014
In both his game and AA, he sets his feet, trusts, and makes a beautiful shot
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