Sweet Goodbye at the Farm
January 2013
By:
Mary Carol R.
| Baltimore, Maryland
A sponsor learns the power of letting go by showing up for her sponsee
Strike Out
April 2012
By:
Megan B.
| Naperville, Illinois
We often don't plan our last drink. She had hers at a baseball game.
The Metamorphosis of a Firefly
February 2012
By:
Diane W.
| Oceanside, California
Alcohol transformed her into a wild child but AA transformed her into a loving, mature person
Web Exclusive: The Lowest Bottom
January 2012
By:
John L.
He had quit drinking many times until one night in a motel turned into a 3-month bender
Starting Over
December 2011
By:
Kate K.
| Fort Lewis, Washington
With her life unraveling, a woman joins AA and finds a new way to live
Web Exclusive: Toys and Resentments
October 2011
By:
Greg P.
| Charlottesville, Virginia
A feud over Mr. Potato Head brewed at work until he realized that his sobriety came first
Web Exclusive: A Coffee Pot and a Resentment
October 2011
By:
Mike S.
| Morgantown, Indiana
A group splinters over debates about singleness of purpose
Hello? White Light?
September 2011
By:
Charlie S.
| West Sacramento, California
Spiritual awakenings come in many forms and endless varieties
Living Rough on the Riverbank
July 2011
By:
Riverbank John
| South Yorkshire
A homeless alcoholic, he didn't believe in God until one morning when he heard from his higher power
It’s not a gimmick if it works
January 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Denver, Colorado
A First Step emerges from an indexed history
FOOTBALL FANTASY
December 2010
By:
ERIC J.
| Grand Forks, N.D.
Every die-hard fan needs a sober buddy riding shotgun
I stole the wallet
August 2010
By:
LEE C.J.
| Fargo, N.D.
Awkward and painful as it was, this amends had to be made
Okay for this day
April 2010
By:
KATE K.
| Lakewood, Wash.
The cravings for booze seemed unending, and now there was a baby on the way
BY CHANCE
November 2009
By:
MARLENE F.
| Santa Barbara, Calif.
A couple of former drinking buddies lose touch, then reunite in AA
5. Industrial Executive
December 1960
Being a light-hearted, sincere account of maintenance of sobriety at a difficult time of the year, by several interesting personalities in and around the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pro and Con
May 1958
Brief comments end excerpts from letters containing opinions pro and/or con specific items (including the Grapevine itself) will appear in this corner from time to time.
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
April 1956
By:
J.E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Eleven: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="italic">as we understood Him,</emphasis> praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
April 1955
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step Five: Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
A. A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
July 1946
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
October 2009
By:
RAY A.
| West Palm Beach, Fla.
Struggling for identity, a Puerto Rican-born radical loses himself in the bottle
Sixty Years and Counting
August 2003
By:
Easy E.
| Alabama
A "lightning case" of alcoholism brought him to AA in 1942, and he's still reaping the rewards, one a day at a time
The Main Taproot of Our Society
January 1993
By:
Lou H.
| Greensboro, North Carolina
Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.