“Do You Really Have to ‘Wanna’?”
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul H.
| Chicopee, Mass.
When “wanting” it is not enough, sobriety can be an undeserved, but treasured, gift
Any Lengths
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
P.K.
| Kansas City
When sponsoring, it’s sometimes hard to tell when to quit or when to keep going, so we ask for help
Flying spaghetti monster
September 2018
By:
Jen L.
| Sullivan, New Hampshire
At 16, she crashed hard. But her sponsor helped her find some hope and even a Higher Power
All Greek to me
June 2018
By:
George M.
| Camden, Maine
How a smartphone came to the rescue for some alcoholics in Greece who really needed a meeting
Better Than a Pink Cloud
November 2015
The one she had in early sobriety floated away, but now she has so much more
Me & You & AA
November 2015
Heartbroken after a rough breakup, she dove back into her program and let the Fellowship carry her
Me and You and AA
November 2013
After a relationship in the rooms ends, she had to strengthen her focus on her own sobriety
Broken Record
August 2013
By:
April P.
| Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Her life kept skipping as she played the same song over and over and over
Embroidering Resentments
April 2012
By:
Bob B.
| Beaumont, Texas
Years of AA and Step work showed him that he could cut the thread on his anger
Tree of a New Life
October 2011
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A dreaded ice storm mends a doctor's bruised career
A mother's nightmare
November 2010
By:
JENNIFER S.
| Huntley, Ill.
She never wanted a drink more than when doctors said her son might have a brain tumor
Cold turkey
November 2009
By:
JIM L.
| Newton, Kan.
Caught with a bottle during Thanksgiving, a drunk nears his moment of truth
Easy Does It
January 1961
By:
P.W.
| Jackson Heights, New York
Time can be a helpful friend or a harsh master. Use it wisely and you'll live longer and happier!
5 Drunks in Kuwait
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
SFC N.N.
| Forest Lake, Minnesota
A sober member of the National Guard and a few of her Army fellows create a little piece of home overseas
Whooooole Bunches of Love
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Matthew C.
| Coram, New York
Diving into service and YPAA events—with lots of hugs—is an experience he says you must not miss
Hurricane season
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, New Jersey
Once a drunken storm of bad behavior and unrealistic expectations, her holidays are now filled with love
Four Great Days
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul L.
| Flemington, N.J.
A serious health diagnosis turns into a successful test of the program
Delicious journey
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Annie K.
| Bunker Hill, Illinois
Caught for drunk driving, she thought her life was over. Turned out it was just the beginning
Our Personal Stories
November 2011
The narrator of "In the Detox" realized that being homeless didn't mean he was hopeless