It's the first car
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Fresh off the out-of-control liquor train, he learned a valuable lesson: It’s not the caboose that flattens you
Gotta shop around
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
After finally getting through the front door, a newcomer learns that not all meetings are alike
Had enough?
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
He thought he had power over alcohol, until one day someone asked him a question that had only one answer
February 4, 1975
June 2015
From 3,000 Miles Away
June 2015
A man serving 30 to life learns a new way to live from someone he's never seen
Web Exclusive: A Better Life
March 2011
A young writer chases his dreams into a bottle and finds his way to AA
His Life Changed While He Ate His Oatmeal
March 2011
His long downward slide ended one day as he ate his breakfast at a state mental hospital
Web Exclusive: Dark Clouds, Silver Lining
March 2011
A long marriage of fear, mental ward stints, and a terrible car wreck didn’t stop her from finding AA.
Around the World With a Bottle
March 2011
After years of booze, jails and despair, an American gets sober in Portugal
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
The Carry the Message Project focuses on getting Grapevine and La Vina subscriptions to alcoholics in need. It's not necessary to know the recipient! Sponsor a subscription for someone behind bars, in a treatment facility, nursing home, or who is homebound.