Balancing act
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An old-timer remembers to watch his impulses and stay on the sober path—no matter what
She made the shot
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Judy M.
| Royersford, Pennsylvania
She left basketball behind for the drinking game—but eventually scored a win
Higher Powers and Nonbelievers
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Joe C.
| Toronto, Ontario
He was finally going to admit the fact that he was ‘happy, joyous and God-free.’ Would others in the rooms accept him?
Dear Grapevine
April 2016
To Die in Albuquerque
April 2014
By:
Rhonda Z.,
| Eugene, Oregon
A young woman relapses and heads west to finish the job—then one day the phone rings
Forgiven
October 2013
By:
Eavan J.
| Landing, New Jersey
What she got one drunken night on the highway was much more powerful than booze
In Black and White
March 2013
By:
Erin S.
| Olathe, Kansas
Just when her life was falling apart, a mom reads good news in the Sunday paper
Dear Grapevine
March 2013
Sneaky Drinker
January 2013
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tennessee
Car keys, the neighbor’s liquor, vanilla extract—nothing was safe from this alcoholic
Odyssey of a Juvenile Delinquent
August 2011
By:
Anonymous
He romped through his adolescence like it was an after-school special
Growing Up on the Farm
July 2011
By:
Al S.
| Orting, Washington
It all began as a good time in a small farming community, but the good times wouldn’t last
Web Exclusive: They Told Me: "To Drink is to Die"
June 2011
By:
Cahlen H.
| Idaho
A young member from a family devasted by the effects of alcoholism finds her way to AA.
Get The Word Out
March 2011
By:
Ken C.
| North Carolina
A service-loving member has a unique plan to reach out the hand of AA
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME
January 2010
By:
JOE B.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A friend's death after relapse tells a newcomer that alcohol would never be the solution
THE BROTHERHOOD
October 2009
By:
LUIS JOSE R.
| Lake Oswego, Ore.
Loud, Vulgar and joyous, a band of AA friends keeps a loner from slipping away
She made the shot
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Judy M.
| Royersford, Pennsylvania
She left basketball behind for the drinking game—but eventually scored a win
Higher Powers and Nonbelievers
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Joe C.
| Toronto, Ontario
He was finally going to admit the fact that he was ‘happy, joyous and God-free.’ Would others in the rooms accept him?
Dear Grapevine
April 2016
To Die in Albuquerque
April 2014
By:
Rhonda Z.,
| Eugene, Oregon
A young woman relapses and heads west to finish the job—then one day the phone rings
Forgiven
October 2013
By:
Eavan J.
| Landing, New Jersey
What she got one drunken night on the highway was much more powerful than booze
In Black and White
March 2013
By:
Erin S.
| Olathe, Kansas
Just when her life was falling apart, a mom reads good news in the Sunday paper
Dear Grapevine
March 2013
Sneaky Drinker
January 2013
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tennessee
Car keys, the neighbor’s liquor, vanilla extract—nothing was safe from this alcoholic
Odyssey of a Juvenile Delinquent
August 2011
By:
Anonymous
He romped through his adolescence like it was an after-school special
Growing Up on the Farm
July 2011
By:
Al S.
| Orting, Washington
It all began as a good time in a small farming community, but the good times wouldn’t last
Web Exclusive: They Told Me: "To Drink is to Die"
June 2011
By:
Cahlen H.
| Idaho
A young member from a family devasted by the effects of alcoholism finds her way to AA.
Get The Word Out
March 2011
By:
Ken C.
| North Carolina
A service-loving member has a unique plan to reach out the hand of AA
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME
January 2010
By:
JOE B.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A friend's death after relapse tells a newcomer that alcohol would never be the solution
THE BROTHERHOOD
October 2009
By:
LUIS JOSE R.
| Lake Oswego, Ore.
Loud, Vulgar and joyous, a band of AA friends keeps a loner from slipping away
Stick with the Herd
September 2005
By:
Robert N.
| London
A former member of the Scottish Regiment finally lays down his arms