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No defense

January 2022 | Beginners
Stop drinking on his own? No problem. Little did he know, a giant warehouse of booze was about to teach him something he’ll never forget

Ignite the Spirit

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
Through the freedom of the Steps, she’s no longer a prisoner of her mind or the booze that took her away

Estranged

April 2021 | Fun in Sobriety
Drinking buddies for 20 years, she and her sister were best friends. That is, until one of them sobered up

Surrender

January 2021 | Oldtimers!
A moment on a winter day reminds him that if we just let go and give up
fighting we can let others help us fly again

Learning to love

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
After 30 hard years of liquor, violence and incarceration, he found AA, began to make amends and turned his life around

Dear Grapevine

February 2020 | Tough Times

Last call

January 2020 | Spiritual Awakenings
It was 1985. She took out a dime and stared at her shot glass. Then she walked over to the phone and saved her life

A day at the beach

May 2018

Clear head, grateful heart

May 2018
A mother recalls the dark days of her drinking and shares gratitude for the program and the beautiful morning sky

Unwanted visitor

May 2017
From his prison cell, a member writes about the harrowing drunken night he still can’t recall

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