An unexpected call
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
My phone rang at 3 in the morning. The voice on the other end was crying.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
Not Costly
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
In 1966, five AA groups in Wyoming and California found a way to meet over the telephone—priceless!
A front-row seat
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
Helping other guys not only keeps him sober, but gives him the gift to see God change lives
Hope he stays
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
Get the coffee brewing
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
It’s Thursday noon, and someone on Guam needs a meeting. Stations everyone!
Keeping it real
July 2018
What Renee and Becky taught her traveled into her heart. Now she turns around and gives it back
How I tell my story
July 2018
A former prisoner writes about honesty, acceptance and the careful way he shares about his past
Mary in Folsom
July 2018
Memorial Day 180
May 2018
Life of the party
May 2018
Terrified, she opened the door to the Sunset room and heard people laughing. She's been celebrating now for 35 years
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