Show Filters
Hide Filters

Magazine Issue

Month

Where’s the newcomer?

March 2020 | Puzzled
Feeling ugly and broken, he warmed up to his first meeting, even though it seemed really weird

Thank You Ladies

March 2020 | Puzzled
Bringing meetings to women at a local jail has given new meaning to her sobriety

Step Work

March 2020 | Puzzled
With speaker tapes, laughter, wrong turns and sore feet, he’s learning to enjoy life, putting one foot in front of the other

10 things I wish I’d known

March 2020 | Puzzled
If I can quiet my mind for just long enough and just shut up for a second, something better always crystallizes. I don’t need what I thought I needed.

Puzzled

March 2020 | Puzzled
Confused after arrests and relapses, she was finally ready to listen and put the pieces together

The Great Escape

March 2020 | Puzzled
Drunk, on a mission, she had to get somewhere fast. But it turns out her destination was the train to AA

No Need to Apply

March 2020 | Puzzled
I mentioned to my wife that no one had asked me to join. She suggested that I look for an application form somewhere.

That Imaginary Line

March 2020 | Puzzled
Tradition Three gave this Al-Anon member enough time to listen and see that she too belonged

Choosing to Decide

March 2020 | Puzzled
He’s at the turning point. Can he give up the idea that he can run his life the way he always has before

Trying to Be Ungrateful

March 2020 | Puzzled
A member tries a unique plan to find some gratitude that’s as simple as one...two...three

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.

Give a Gift Today!

SUBMIT A STORY OR ART

Have a desire to share? We are always accepting submissions.

share with us

BECOME A GRAPEVINE REP

Register to become a GVR and spread the word about AAGV.

Join now