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
Tradition Three
March 1992
By:
Bill W.
The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking. - from the February 1948 Grapevine
Talking the Talk
August 1989
By:
David A.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Do we realize that newcomers take us seriously?
Sitting in the Hot Sun Waiting for a Dumb Bus
July 1987
By:
R. M.
| Gainesville, Florida
(or, Busted in the Bushes)
