Close Encounter
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
David S.
| San Francisco, California
Drunk and desperate, he had reached the end of the line. Luckily, a nearby passenger knew just where to go
From Your Heart to Mine
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Jason D.
| Lake Charles, Louisiana
Listening to one another’s Higher Power through sharing is one of his biggest joys in AA
A Real Alcoholism Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
E.B.
| Los Angeles, CA
She was the drunk they all gave up on
One of those Days
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jim B.
| Macedon, New York
Sour milk, howling dog, ruined coat ... a longtimer recalls how a mud puddle saved his morning
Prayer
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
R.E.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
I still experience doubts and have not made that quantum leap to faith. Some nuts are tougher to crack than others.
Been There
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Jack W.
| Houston, Texas
I went to Vietnam. I worked for five police departments. I ended up on the street. Today I have friends all over the world who have never seen me drink.
Gratitude, Every Morning
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary R.
| Bonita Springs, Fla.
No matter what changes in your life, sobriety is a cause for gratitude
A World of Yets
April 2016
Coming into AA very young, he knew there were other consequences of drinking waiting for him
A Deadly Disguise
December 1990
By:
Kristen M.
| Swissvale, Pennsylvania
the holiday cookies looked so innocent
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
March 1985
By:
Michael Kesse
Worldwide
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
September 1982
By:
Wendy Wright
Scrambled Priorities?
