First Names Only
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
What helped was the people I met there: a TV actor, doctors, politicians, even schoolteachers! If they could take a chance, why couldn’t I?
My 1 year gift
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Dick H.
| Staten Island, N.Y.
The phone rang. It was a nurse. She asked if we could come down to talk to a man in the ER. Roy said, “You answered the phone, so it’s your Twelfth Step call.”
Starting my day over
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Judy H.
| Claremont, Calif.
A mom in California writes about fellowship, grief, kindness, humor and being present
How sweet the sound
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Joseph F.
| Budd Lake, N.J.
Peter set out on a search for Dr. Bob’s house. Amazed, he ascended the stairs of the house up to the porch where he cried uncontrollably.
Prayer
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
R.E.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
I still experience doubts and have not made that quantum leap to faith. Some nuts are tougher to crack than others.
I Know In My Heart
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Nate R.
Experiencing despair after several years in and out of jail, he discovered “a brotherhood of kindred spirits”
Inside job
July 2017
By:
Patty S.
| Chino, California
With a good sponsor and the help of Step Three, an inmate in California finds hope and courage
The Escape Clause
April 2013
By:
Tom F.
| Santa Rosa, California
A newcomer thinks he dodged a bullet on doing service. Think again
