And When We Were Wrong
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
A member expresses his love for the Steps, especially the one where we clean things up and keep our mouths shut
Naked before my creator
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
One member strips the Fifth Step down to this: If we don’t do this vital Step, we might go back to drinking
A Question of Sanity
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
A newcomer gets a little Higher Power logic to help him find his way to Step Two
Down Comes the Wall
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
How We Did It!
August 2016
A hard-working Grapevine chair in Missouri shares how her state helped carry the message in a big way
Strangers in the night
August 2016
One chilly, wet Friday evening in Independence, a lonely meeting chair learns the importance of making some coffee
St. Louis Blues
August 2016
Too much booze and a nasty fistfight got this 20-year-old mother a one-way ticket to a psych ward
Unlocking Stories
August 2016
Taking Grapevines into a women’s prison to help them write their stories ends up helping everyone
One scary guy
August 2016
AA is full of surprises. An old-timer remembers the day he got a really big one
12 steps to gate 7
August 2016
A newcomer learns it’s never too early to reach out and help a fellow frequent flyer
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.