Dealing With Drinking Thinking
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Shawn R.
| Toronto, Ontario
The moment when a passing thought becomes an obsession …
The Lake
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kyle F.
| San Antonio, Texas
In the depths of his alcoholism, he found a way back to the place where he’d once been happy….
The Spiritual Life Is Not A Theory
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Matt M.
| San Antonio, Texas
AA reconnected him “to the world, the infinite and to other people”
The Collective Protective
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chris D.
| Austin, Texas
His Higher Power is a collective force of all those who have loved and watched over him
With lots of love
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Jerry A.
| Gloucester, Va.
When a member loses his sight,
what does his home group do?
Why, give him a job, of course!
what does his home group do?
Why, give him a job, of course!
A new freedom
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Jack R.
| Marianna, Florida
When the right guy showed up to help him through the Fifth Step, his life changed forever
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
The stranger
October 2018
By:
Gerry R.
| Clancy, Montana
On a quiet road, an alcoholic encounters a man who gives him the faith to sing at the top of his lungs
Dear Grapevine
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
My Parachute
October 2013
By:
Anonymous
How the Living Sober book helped this day counter make a safe, sober landing
Tradition Time
November 2012
By:
Jon C.
| El Dorado Hills, California
He was so busy doing service, he barely noticed his depression had lifted
Web Exclusive: A Daily Meditation
September 2011
By:
Judy M.
| Bluffton, South Carolina
A woman discovers a way to practice conscious contact while she goes about the business of the day
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
Stick with the Herd
September 2005
By:
Robert N.
| London
A former member of the Scottish Regiment finally lays down his arms
Single Father
November 2003
By:
Miguel C.
| Portland, Oregon
Translated and reprinted from La Viña, September-October 2003
Singled Out by Silence
October 2004
By:
J.B.
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Admitting powerlessness opened up new relationships
Unity Disrupted
January 1998
By:
Anonymous
| Maui, Hawaii
Tradition One - Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity.