You Too Can Stay Sober
May 2018
“Staying sober through adversity” is almost too mild a description for what one alcoholic has survived
Play Ball!
May 2018
The Florida sun was hot and the beer was cold, but she “thought through the drink” and came out on the other side, sober and celebrating
The Spiked Cinnamon Roll
May 2018
A homemade cinnamon roll laced with alcohol became a sober reference point she would never forget
My Name is Gerald and I’m...
May 2018
Scarred by multiple traumas, he turned to AA and found hope—for a new beginning, for life without fear, for happiness
Fitting In
May 2018
He played the clown and partied hard, but was never able to find his place until he got honest about his drinking
Story Archive Step One: Rare and Elusive
January 2010
Until he takes the First Step, a collector misses the real value of the Big Book
A DRUNK, PURE AND SIMPLE
January 2010
For an alcoholic in denial, the party had been over for a long tiem
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME
January 2010
A friend's death after relapse tells a newcomer that alcohol would never be the solution
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.