Always Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
An oldtimer shares some things he’s learned to keep his head above water on the long, sober swim
Safe & Loved
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
A gay member shares about his struggles with Step Two and how his grandmother helped out
Come one Come all!
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
Brewing a Resentment
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
To do his 90 in 90, a newcomer starts a meeting at a church. But why wasn’t the priest providing more coffee?
This beautiful truth
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
A member raised in the Muslim faith shares her eye-opening journey with the Second and Third Steps
Close Call at the Wedding
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
With booze everywhere and no phone in sight, a freaked-out newcomer gets the surprise of his life
Singing & Searching
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
My Higher Power is always exposing me to new songs. I listen to the lyrics, the voices, the music—and I feel. It’s so wonderful to have my own personal DJ now.
I Cried as Much as He Did
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back
The Desperate Wife
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
I received a call that really brought me down to earth. It was a call from a wife on behalf of her husband, who was a serious drinker.
Time To Shake Some Hands
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
One member says that when the treatment vans pull up, we have some work to do
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.