An Easier Softer Cake
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
With just the right ingredients, one member’s recipe for sobriety cooked up a life-saving meal
Lucky Break
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Thanks to her mother’s love and alcoholic journey, she knew what to do and where to go
Stealing pens
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
I feel a bit embarrassed that old behavior (snatching what I want) is still so close to the surface, even after a number of years in the program.
Restraint of Face
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal
A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy
Martinis in a Mayo Jar
August 2015
This mom had a super-sized craving—and she didn’t even like martinis
Who's In Charge?
August 2015
Luckily, in his quest to save AA, he ran across one of our special workers
The Sweet Spot
August 2015
How one longtime member lines up emotionally and spiritually, whether on land or sea
A Redirected Life
August 2015
Unable to work because of an alcohol-related illness when he came to AA, sobriety enabled him to build a new career
A Teaspoon of Willingness
August 2015
She was nearly dying of cirrhosis before she decided to try to stop drinking
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.