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
More at Peace
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
The next week I felt a little better, a little more OK with the chaos, a little more under the care and guidance of a Higher Power.
To Share the truth
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
In prison, trust is a scarce commodity; revealing the truth can result in very severe consequences.
Planting Seeds
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
After years of hard work, a committee in Northern California starts a successful prison sponsorship program
17 Years Of Hope
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
We’ve discussed Steps, resentments, solutions, Traditions, bills, goals and God. We’ve sometimes even discussed making desserts.
I Dream of Jeannie's Bottle
April 2012
As a child, she wanted to magically hide, but as an adult, she found escape in booze
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.