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Slow Boil To Alcoholism

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Caroline BK | Kirkland, Wash.
It took her a while to become an alcoholic and a while longer to get sober. But her sobriety is a journey she’s grateful to be on

Craving

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Jim S. | Virginia Beach, Va.
Looking back after half a century in AA, he remembers his intense craving for alcohol and how the Steps and his Higher Power pulled him through

Looking Inward

August 2020 | LGBTQ+
By: Joseph F. | Mesa, Ariz.
A newcomer’s prayer on a meeting patio one day leads him to a profound personal experience with a Higher Power

Purpose and Meaning

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Stephanie S. | Bend, Ore.
After a journey through alcoholism that almost killed her, she recovered with the help of the Steps and the Big Book

Son of a rocket scientist

January 2020 | Spiritual Awakenings
By: David M. | Denver, Colo.
His analytical mind had to see results of a Higher Power at work. Thanks to his sponsor, he could show you it on a chart

No Matter Where I Go, There I Am

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: Gregg C. | Hennepin, Ill.
Traveling around the world, he finds AA ready and waiting for him.

Unhappy memorial day

April 2019 | Relapse
By: Porter T. | San Diego, California
After a bellyfull of beer, a sober Vietnam vet’s celebration takes a very nasty turn

Off course

September 2018
By: David S. | Gouverneur, New York
A tragic death woke him to his reckless drinking. Now, with some hope, he’s on the right road

Down & Out in DC

August 2017
By: Bernard R. | Dover, New Hampshire
An old-timer remembers when he couldn’t keep a job or a marriage. But he sure knew where the liquor was

100 quilts

February 2017
By: Meredith D. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
How a drunken grandma put down the bottle and began to patch together a warm, useful life

Down by the river

February 2015
By: Anonymous
The biggest lesson he learned on that boat was not the one he expected.

The Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me

November 2014
By: Stephen M. | Neenah, Wisconsin
He thought alcohol had ruined his life. Now he feels differently

Your Voices In My Head

October 2014
By: Dave | Manchester, Washington
An AA thinks back on all the things people in and out of the rooms have said to him about his alcoholism

Paradise Found

February 2014
By: Jim F. | Devonport
A long-time member finally finds contentment in himself—not somewhere on a map

Moving Forward .. Not In

August 2013
By: Sara G. | Charlotte, North Carolina
You know two AAs are on a second date when you see the moving van in the driveway

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Gift From God

October 1992
By: Maureen G. | Mt. Pleasant, New Jersey

Tradition Three

March 1992
By: Bill W.
The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking. - from the February 1948 Grapevine

GSR=General Service Rainbow

September 1991
By: Angela D. | New York, New York

Sponsorship - The Heart of AA

September 1991
By: Jim T. | Aberdeen, South Dakota

A Friend of Bill W.'s

April 1991
By: Mike C. | Edenvale

Safety Net

January 1991
By: Jane N. | Orlando, Florida

The 'Ex' Factor

August 1990
By: Gloria S. | Sacramento, California

The Bloke on the Cloud

July 1990
By: Graham W.

The Way Out

May 1990
By: Kevin F. | New York, New York

Every Day Can Be Spring

March 1990
By: Stephen B. | Evanston, Illinois

Talking the Talk

August 1989
By: David A. | Ann Arbor, Michigan
Do we realize that newcomers take us seriously?

You Mean There's Already a Solution?

March 1988
By: Boyce B. | Brooklyn, New York

Around AA

October 1987
Class A Trustee Bill Flynn Just Kept Coming Back

Sitting in the Hot Sun Waiting for a Dumb Bus

July 1987
By: R. M. | Gainesville, Florida
(or, Busted in the Bushes)

I Don't Chase Unicorns Anymore

September 1986
By: K. F. | Parry Sound, Ontario

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