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
My Wife's Drinking Problem
September 2014
He went along to meetings to offer moral support, but it was he who got sober in the end
A Call from the Bus Station
September 2014
A man with 66 years of sobriety finds a letter from a sponsee he had back in the ’60s
Listen Sonny
September 2014
Desperate to not pick up one morning, a 60-year-old newcomer meets his match
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.