My night behind bars
February 2023
| Making Amends
So angry she could kill, she luckily picked up the phone. Her sponsor knew just what she needed
Group Effort
February 2023
| Making Amends
A newcomer, totally overwhelmed, shares about his mountain of leaves and unmanageable life. Home group to the rescue!
Happy Ending
February 2023
| Making Amends
On a first date, a nervous newcomer orders an iced tea. What will she think? What happens will surprise you
At ease
February 2023
| Making Amends
Beneath the sound of thundering jets, thousands of miles from home, a newcomer has an experience he’ll never forget
Wet in a Dry Country
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A social worker puts on her AA hat and says a few prayers to help an alcoholic on the other side of the world
Making Peace with the Holidays
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
This Christmas Eve, a lonely newcomer learned that choosing joy was the way to go
Butterflies at the Alcathon
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
No better way to get out of ourselves and anchor our nerves than to pick up dirty cups and welcome people
Come On! Be Happy, Too
November 1999
The author of "He Who Loses His Life" looked back over twenty plus years of sobriety. - From the September 1967 Grapevine
No Graduation From AA!
November 1999
<emphasis type="italic">Two themes that have become of the greatest importance to him--responsibility and gratitude to AA--were stressed by the author of</emphasis> "Rum, Radio and Rebellion." - From the January 1969 Grapevine
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.