Trapped in Rehab
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark T.
| Charlotte, N.C.
What a difference 365 days makes….
The courage to show my face
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Anonymous
| La.
It took a while to turn his camera on, but this newcomer is staying sober, getting active and ready to log on
Dear Grapevine
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
Ignite the Spirit
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Liz H.
| Bellingham, Wash.
Through the freedom of the Steps, she’s no longer a prisoner of her mind or the booze that took her away
Nurse in Denial
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
A. W.
| Glendale, Ariz.
Alcohol took her freedom, her sanity, her savings and her career. But AA in prison healed her life 22
A wind of spirit
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Anonymous
| Wyoming
A Wyoming man’s relapse on Thanksgiving day leads him back to the Steps and a spiritual journey
Searching for something bigger
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jason B.
| Trenton, Missouri
An alcoholic shares about his small-town struggle with judgement, inclusion and Step Three
My Story
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Kate H.
| Ojai, Calif.
It took years of drinking and denial, but one spring day, she picked up the phone and made the call that changed her life
Brewmeister
May 2016
It was bad enough his sponsor volunteered him for coffee, but chairs and cleanup too?
I Found My Place
February 2016
Through painful obstacles, a woman with mental illness stays sober and learns to help others
Breaking new ground
February 2015
By:
Dan C.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Digging up experience on trusted servants and the many ways they form our group conscience.
Dear Grapevine
March 2013
Out of chaos
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Mary O.
| La Grange, Illinois
For years she controlled everyone else, until alcohol snuck up on her
Connected
March 2017
By:
Mark H.
| Lincoln, Michigan
Living in a new town, a member finds a unique way to stay close to his beloved long-time group
Early diagnosis
March 2017
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
A doctor gave him a prescription for his shakes. Turned out there was no need for a second opinion
Wherever We’re Needed
December 2016
By:
Jen K.
| Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
A delegate from the Yukon Territory shares what she’s learned about the challenges of some of our most remote communities
The Perfect Scheme
May 2016
She became a GSR to find romance. She fell in love alright -- with the Fellowship
Mission: Tradition
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
One member's quest to find out more about how our Fellowship lives and grows
Typing through the Fear
October 2014
By:
Ann K.
| Houston, Texas
She used to need booze to write; now she just needs a little sober courage
Layers of his Life
April 2013
By:
James L.
| Pegram, Tennessee
The Big Book helped him peel back memories that were sweeter than he had remembered
Band of Angels
February 2013
By:
Ralph B.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An old-timer remembers the special “team” who helped him get sober in 1961
Welcome to Houston
January 2013
By:
Richard L.
| Paramus, New Jersey
In a lonely hotel on his 20th anniversary, an alcoholic gets on his laptop and finds some love
The Incredible Hulk
December 2012
By:
R.G.
| Norfolk, Virginia
Hospitals, jails and DUIs … when he drank, there was no stopping him
Surgery in Sobriety
January 2012
By:
Anna W.
| Oregon City, Oregon
An AA member uses the Twelve Steps to help her with surgery and recovery
Welcome Back
November 2011
By:
Carrie K.
| Surrey, British Columbia
A child of AA grows up to go home again
The Beautiful Smell of Rain
November 2011
By:
Mike K.
| Dana Point, California
An impending storm at sea reminds a member why he's so lucky