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She never would have guessed that happiness was right there waiting for her

Letter from the Editor

December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities

Dear Grapevine

December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities

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December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
Remote Communities Right Next Door

Remedy for a Lonely Holiday

December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
With his wife away and daughter in the hospital, this newcomer’s Christmas was looking bleak. AA to the rescue

Discussion Topic

December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
Lonely during the holidays

How I Stayed Sober Till New Year’s

December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
At a few months sober, she was dreading the upcoming holidays. Luckily, her sponsor had a festive solution

Home for the Holidays

December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities

One Boy's Life

December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
A Grapevine editor’s son recalls a story he wrote in 1961, times with his dad and how AA saved his family

2:00 AM at the Alkathon

December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
Alone and panic-stricken on her first sober Christmas, she didn’t care what time it was. She went to find her people

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