Moments of Being
August 2014
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
With over 35 years of sobriety, she came back to the Eleventh Step and had a spiritual awakening
Starting Out in Al-Anon
July 2014
By:
Wendy W.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
She didn't think she had a problem with alcohol until she got to the Fourth Step
White knuckles, clear eyes
March 2014
By:
Bill F.
| Anaheim, California
He took his Third Step in a trailer the night he learned the hard way to let go
Keeper of Secrets
March 2014
By:
Terry R.
| Melbourne, Florida
A fear of being honest was a stumbling block to getting sober
Unwrapped
December 2013
By:
Sam Marie E.
| Atlanta, Georgia
This year, her gifts did not come in a box
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
Broken Record
August 2013
By:
April P.
| Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Her life kept skipping as she played the same song over and over and over
Getting to Know Myself
March 2013
By:
Rick A.
| Ferndale, Michigan
Going to extremes to “prove” he was not gay fueled his need for booze
The Perfect Table
January 2013
By:
Laura J.
| Mammoth Lakes, California
On a crazy mission to update her kitchen, a newcomer hits the road to Reno
Hot house
December 2012
By:
Frankie B.,
| Spring Hill, Florida
An old-timer challenges the way his local meeting place is run
Ed, We Think You Have a Problem
September 2012
By:
Ed P.
| Gloucester, Massachusetts
His wife was on his back, and now his boss? Time to take drastic action
Plane Talk
May 2012
By:
Bill P.
| Eagle, Wisconsin
Reaching out to a stranger in the air lifted him up higher
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
Interrupt the Rehearsal
January 2012
By:
David
| Cape Coral, Florida
A member realizes that constant ruminations may bring him closer to a drink
Let There Be Light. . .
May 1957
By:
Elsie T.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Elsie's letter to her AA sponsor, Betty T., first appeared in the February "Exchange Bulletin" from GSH. The Grapevine editors felt it speaks eloquently to all of us.