PO Box 1980
April 2000
By:
Elizabeth R.
| Worcester, Massachusetts
<emphasis type="underline">Real</emphasis> power
Sometimes Nine and Twenty Do Not Suffice
April 1995
By:
Grady S.
| St. Louis, Missouri
from A Delicate Diet for Daintymouthed Drunkards (c. 1575) by George Gascoigne
Ham on Wry
July 1992
Sharing Everything
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Julian S.
| Huntington Beach, Calif.
Who knew he’d have a spiritual experience telling his secrets one morning to
a man he barely knew?
a man he barely knew?
One Day They GROW UP
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Chuck C.
| Austin, Texas
Love, intimacy, acceptance and joy. A member shares his thoughts about sponsorship
Butterflies at the Alcathon
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
K.W.
| Tucson, Ariz.
No better way to get out of ourselves and anchor our nerves than to pick up dirty cups and welcome people
Bright Spot in a Crisis
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Jim B.
| San Marcos, Texas
How the new world of virtual meetings gave one member a more powerful connection to the Fellowship
Where’s the newcomer?
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Aaron F.
| Cork, Ireland
Feeling ugly and broken, he warmed up to his first meeting, even though it seemed really weird
As We Understood Whatever
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Albert L.
| Tucson, Ariz.
It didn’t have to be “his” God or “her” God or some church’s God
Hula Hoop Larry and the Serenity Prayer
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Becky P.
The riddle of the Serenity Prayer explained
The Power That Lies Inside the Glass
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
The man may have been drunk, but he was a potent reminder of the power of alcohol to overwhelm her life
Any Lengths
August 2018
By:
Gary C.
| Evergreen, Colo.
Forty years sober, he looks back and discovers the key to finding sobriety and sanity
It’s Up to the Group
February 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexio
Things may get heated and not go our way, but we learn to trust the group conscience
Liquid misery
January 2017
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Missouri
After a friend’s tragic relapse, he recalls his own journey with Step One
The Road Best Traveled
October 2016
Putting down a drink is one thing, finding emotional sobriety quite another, according to this alcoholic, sober now 28 years.
Bottom of the Pile
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
With no AA in a county jail, a newcomer wonders how he’ll stay sober
