About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
June 1988
By:
The Journal
Bellying Up to the Bar
Between Two Cultures
March 1984
By:
C. H.
| Santa Ana, California
The story of an American Indian alcoholic
A Smooth Finish
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Brian S.
| Alexandria, Va.
With a saw, a sander, some two-byfours and a gallon of finish, a newly sober man builds a busy life
My Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jessica P.
| Sacramento, Calif.
Even while drinking, a spiritual life carried her forward. AA did the rest
Chain Reaction
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Butch M.
| Santee, Calif.
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine
Coffee Queen
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Fla.
Every Sunday, she takes in the love and tries not to spill, doing the best ever service job in all of AA
My old drinking buddies
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Tom S.
| Arlington Heights, Illinois
Learning to navigate longtime friends without much of a struggle
Home again
March 2018
By:
Ames S.
| New York, New York
Each year he takes flight, sometimes gracefully, and returns to the room where it all began
Full sprectrum
May 2017
By:
Terry Bedient, Fache
| Albany, New York
A recent chair of the General Service Board shares his thoughts about diversity
Guiding Light
December 2016
By:
Dora S.
| Sailing Vessel “Chillmore”
Staying sober on a rum-filled ship can be rough. But with her sponsor as her lighthouse, she’s doing it
Highs and Lows
August 2015
A “low-bottom” member makes the case that all of our stories are powerful—and should all weigh the same
Wild Geese
April 2015
By:
Joseph C.
| Rock Hill, South Carolina
He wandered from job to job and from home to home until he got sober
Light and Joy
February 2015
By:
Jamie G.
| East Haven, Connecticut
Her life wasn't such a dark place anymore after she found AA
Dear HP
November 2014
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Missouri
Neither rain nor snow could keep him from giving this prayer thing a shot
The Prayer I Needed Most
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
Confused and in trouble with the law, a newcomer recalls what helped him stay
Too Many Beds
June 2014
By:
LaVonne C.
| Houston, Texas
All this newcomer wanted was something to sleep on. Be careful what you pray for
The sun rises with no help from me
December 2013
By:
Betty L.
| Fitchburg, Wisconsin
As long as she takes the action, her Higher Power will do the rest