Story Archive: A Kid Like Me
April 2011
A troubled teen and a 40-something sponsor have more in common than they think
Story Archive: Soldier of Misfortune
April 2011
Vietnam and caring for a handicapped child were nothing next to the wrath of John Barleycorn
Story Archive: Most Humble?
April 2011
If there really were a 'humility pin,' his would have been confiscated
Story Archive: End of the Road
April 2011
When his wife threatens to walk out, he goes to his first AA meeting
Story Archive: Virtually Real
April 2011
An old-timer attends both online and face-to-face meetings for different reasons
Story Archive: A Room Full of Smoke and Grace
April 2011
Sober many years, a woman recalls her first meeting
Story Archive: Digging My Bottom
April 2011
Afraid to die, afraid to live, a teen can't stop drinking
Story Archive: Out of Control
April 2011
For a suicidal drunk, the death of a friend to alcohol is the wake-up call
Story Archive: No Accident
April 2011
A teenager calls AA for help and is twelfth-stepped by his friend's father
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.