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What Gives You Hope
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November 2009
Vol. 66, No. 6
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On the Cover:
Classic Grapevine: Women in AA |
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Families first
Clearwater, Fla. —A divorced AA works to reconnect
with her children |
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Surrender in Saigon
(Exeter, N.H. —In the midst of the Vietnam War, a
daily drinker is confronted by her coworker |
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My story
Calif. —A member connects by talking
about her own experience |
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By chance
Santa Barbara, Calif. — A couple of former drinking
buddies reunite as sober AAs |
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Growth
Houston, Texas —What’s left out can be as important
as what is there
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Lois remembers
Bedford Hills, N.Y. — Bill W.’s wife recalls when he and
the first AAs were very young |
| Steps and Traditions |
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Sitting in silence, listening
El Granada, Calif. —A woman with a chronic illness
uses the Eleventh Step to connect
to her H.P. |
| Our Personal Stories
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Amends on the 50-yard line
Kansas City, Mo. —A humiliating episode is a father’s
catalyst to change |
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Living proof
Carson City, Nev. —A prisoner finds freedom on
the inside |
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Sometimes I crawled
Pickerington, Ohio —In difficult times, a newcomer
doubts recovery |
| What’s On Your Mind |
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Speaking for myself
Devonport, Australia — He wasn’t a low-bottom alcoholic,
but was an alcoholic all the same |
| Home Group |
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A death in the family
Eugene, Ore. — A home group becomes a community when an anchor of the meeting dies |
| Old-Timers |
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The spark that kept me going
Redding, Calif. —A sober vet reunites with his son after 61 years |
| Spiritual Awakenings |
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On a wing and a prayer
Syracuse, N.Y. —The miraculous plane landing on the Hudson reminds a member of how AA works |
| Newcomers |
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Cold turkey
Newton, Kan. — Caught with a bottle during Thanksgiving, a drunk nears his moment of truth |
| In Every Issue |
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Dear Grapevine
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AA News
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At Wit’s End
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Alcoholism at Large
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