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Return to Rwanda

May 2018
With no meetings in his country, he reached out for help. Now he's sharing his hope

Welcome back, sucker

April 2015
After 11 years, he stopped going to meetings and an old friend returned

At the Kitchen Table

February 2015
She hadn't had a drink for 14 years -- until the night her father died

Letter from Spain

June 2014
An AA from Gijon, on Spain's northern coast, shares his story with Grapevine readers

You won’t find rainbows in the bottom of a glass

December 2013
While Sinatra’s lonely saloon song plays, an old-timer wonders how he picked up after 39 years

We Open Up

May 2012
He listens to stay and stays to feel the love

Slip and Slide

September 2011
This Australian kept getting drunk until he learned to love a new life

Slim to None

August 2011
After several days in a cheap motel, he wasn't betting heavily on his chances for sobriety

IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME

January 2010
A friend's death after relapse tells a newcomer that alcohol would never be the solution

Slay the Dragon

July 2003
First she faced her demons. Then she dealt with the shame

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