God's Little Breadcrumbs
April 2014
By:
Rick C.
| Bishop, California
An AA tells about the things he lost and found along the way
Keeper of Secrets
March 2014
By:
Terry R.
| Melbourne, Florida
A fear of being honest was a stumbling block to getting sober
Different, But Not Different
September 2013
By:
Nealy R.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A woman with Down syndrome finds that when it comes to alcoholism, she’s just like everyone else
Up on the Mesa
February 2013
By:
Theodore U.
| Bernalillo, New Mexico
One man's beautiful share showed him there might be something bigger out there
Bobbleheads
November 2012
By:
Dan W.
| Eatonville, Washington
A newcomer learns the heard truth about the men who keep smiling and nodding
Native Understanding
October 2012
By:
Rod B.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
An AA trustee's thoughts on carrying the message to the Native American alcoholic
Dang, That Third Drink!
September 2012
By:
Vance G.
| Washington, D.C.
He thought he had the math right. Boy, was he wrong
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
Crash Landing
March 2012
By:
Kevin R.
| Charleston, South Carolina
Drinking around the clock convinced him he was at Step One
Two Fingers of Rum
March 2012
By:
Jennifer W.
Secret sips of alcohol in her childhood had given way to alcoholism by her early 20s
River's Edge
January 2012
By:
Mary L.
| Auburndale, Florida
A desperate day on the Potomac was this drunken mom's moment of truth
Web Exclusive: Not Drowning Our Sorrows
December 2011
By:
Sandy L.
| San Mateo, California
A woman shares her experience of grieving the loss of loved ones in sobriety
Houston's Flower Man
December 2011
By:
Cleveland T.
| Houston, Texas
With the help of AA, he went from living on Skid Row to having his house highlighted on the tourist trail
Finding Sober
October 2011
By:
Troy
| Elko, Nevada
The responsibility of caring for a new-found pet helped this newcomer stay sober in the early days
The Big, Beautiful Birthday Present
October 2011
By:
D.C.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
After a rough 25th year, pain gave way to gratitude
We Seek Through Meditation
November 1996
By:
C.C.
| North Hollywood, California
Reprinted from the March 1985 Grapevine
From the Gates of Insanity and Death
October 1996
Living in the "now," he is beginning to taste the rewards of application to the program of recovery
Searching for Balance
September 1995
By:
Bonnie P.
| Columbus, Ohio
The difficulties and challenges of juggling marriage, meetings, and kids
Reach Out and Touch Someone
August 1995
By:
Bob P.
| Tucson, Arizona
Separated by many miles, these AAs had a three-way meeting over the telephone
Like a Hangnail in a Pickle Factory
April 1995
By:
Bill J.
| Temple, Texas
STEP FOUR: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.