Gone Fishing
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
Desperate to drink, she had bottles stashed everywhere. This was the best hiding place ever
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
Forgiveness Set Me Free
April 2020
| Home Group
My hatred for this man was festering in my soul. I sat there in court praying that he’d get a life sentence. Then he got up and spoke.
Grandpa’s Journal
April 2020
| Home Group
Tucked away under old dog tags and love letters was a worn-looking list of names. Could it be? Yep, it sure was
No Need to Apply
March 2020
| Puzzled
I mentioned to my wife that no one had asked me to join. She suggested that I look for an application form somewhere.
That Imaginary Line
March 2020
| Puzzled
Tradition Three gave this Al-Anon member enough time to listen and see that she too belonged
Dear Grapevine
February 2020
| Tough Times
A Night of Normal Drinking
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
Just in case he ever forgets, a member recalls what an evening out was actually like
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
The problem and the actress
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
In 1960, a Hollywood star tells of her fear of being found out and what it took to get help in AA—courage
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