Pop that Top!
May 2014
By:
Becky G.,
| Greater Levittown, Pennsylvania
With her sponsor’s help, she opened her past and let it all spew out
Man Up
January 2013
By:
Kurt S.
| Farmington, Connecticut
A young peoples’ meeting showed this “macho” guy there was another way to live
Web Exclusive: Six Axioms of Alcoholic Thinking
February 2012
By:
George T.
| New Bern, North Carolina
A member gives us a rundown in plain English
Her Best Friend Beer
July 2011
By:
Jackie C.
| Carefree, Arizona
Oh, how she would miss her trusty buddy; you know, the one that ruined her life
Out of the Hole
November 2004
By:
Matt Y.
| Staten Island, New York
There can be no way to erase a crime of the past, but there is recovery
Case History
April 1952
DOE, Tom:<lb26 years-Full of liquor for ideas<lb3 years-Sober; Full of ideas, happy
Remembering A., My Brother
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By:
S.F.
| Willington,, Conn.
A beloved brother’s inspiring journey
When Darkness Comes
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Steve M.
| Raleigh, North Carolina
A member lovingly shares his thoughts after a sponsee takes his own life
Alcoholism Obscured
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alan R.
| Great Neck, NY
A successful lawyer, he never believed his heavy drinking was alcoholic—until a “spiritual intervention” at his favorite watering hole
Closer Than You Think
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Timi T.
| Nanaimo, British Columbia
Due to location, COVID and health issues, her connection to AA by computer and mail is more critical than ever
Paging Bill W. to Gate Seven
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By:
Doug D.
| Orange County, CA
When “Friends of Bill” meet at the airport, both of them part a little more sober
Grapevines in the Twilight Zone
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Christopher L.
| Alexandria, Va.
You’re traveling through another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. Your next stop: the Grapevine
Big Smile, Bigger Heart
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom Georgia
| Albany, Ga.
He and the coach could not have been more different, but they made it work. Just ask Miss Myrna
Trouble ahead
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Trina N.
| British Columbia
Her morning prayer was to stay sober. Who knew it would be answered with flashing lights?
Spirits
August 2017
By:
John M.
| Chesapeake, Va.
After watching his father die of the same disease that possessed him, a man found a spiritual path out of the “age old malady” of alcoholism
Lesson in Faith
September 2015
By:
Rex R.
| Tinley Park,, Ill.
Down to his last dollars and full of fear, he turned to his Higher Power
Outsmarting the Jersey Devil
February 2015
By:
Anonymous
Wrecked cars, smashed toes and motel hell… nothing can keep him from having a joyful 25th anniversary
The Pilgrimage Together
October 2014
By:
Webster B.
| Beverly, Massachusetts
A man reflects on his first sponsor and the things they shared
"Forgive me, Pats!"
June 2014
By:
Boyd R.
| Aurora, Minnesota
The death of his wife made him look back on the amends he had made in the past
Holy Order of Doorknobs
September 2012
By:
J.H.
| Redondo Beach, California
A newcomer gets a handle on the HP thing