Young, Drunk and Broke
January 2011
By:
Jamie L.
| Oceanside, California
Sleeping in a dumpster was just the beginning of the end
I can soar!
July 2010
By:
KATHY V.
| Queens, N.Y.
An infrequent flyer seeks God's help to travel without fear
SPIRITUALITY & 'GOD-TALK'
April 2010
By:
WARD EWING
Chair of AA's General Service Board asks if AAs are welcoming enough to all beliefs
A DRUNK, PURE AND SIMPLE
January 2010
By:
JUDE H.
| Graton, Calif.
For an alcoholic in denial, the party had been over for a long tiem
Without a Higher Power
January 2010
By:
GREG H.
| San Diego, Calif.
One Size does not fit all for this atheist in recovery
FAMILIES FIRST
November 2009
By:
Polly A.W.F
| Clearwater, Fla.
A divorced alcoholic struggles to reconnect with her children
The spark that kept me going
November 2009
By:
BOB B.
| Redding, Calif.
A vet reunites with his son after 61 years
GETTING SPIRITUAL IN SPITE OF MYSELF
April 2009
By:
Brian M.
| Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Raised Catholic, a young man develops his own brand of spirituality in AA
LOVE FROM THE PERFECT STRANGER
August 2008
By:
Bill S.
| Hopkins, Minnesota
It can turn a guy's life around
Road to Belief
June 2008
By:
Carl R.
| Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania
A simple prayer of thanks paves the way to peace
How To Survive Your First Year of Sobriety
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By:
Hope A.
| Mooresville, N.C.
Some say the first year is the toughest. It doesn’t have to be
I Cried as Much as He Did
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Rick T.
| Queen Creek, Ariz.
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back
Confessions of a high school cheerleader
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Columbus, Nebraska
When the cheering stopped, she made a play to join the winning team
Dear Grapevine
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
Dear Grapevine
November 2018
A bunch of drunks
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
How a couple lucked out by living around the corner from Manhattan’s 24th street clubhouse
This Storm Too Shall Pass
October 2018
By:
Cynthia P.
| Graham, N.C.
Learning how to hang on until the miracle of sobriety occurs is not easy, but it is life changing
Trunk full of love
August 2018
By:
Lauri S.
| Spokane, Washington
The stories she read helped her so much she couldn’t wait to hit the road and share the good news
Sober at 14
April 2018
By:
James M.
| Sterling, Massachusettes
Young and confused, he stayed close to some old-timers and his life got so much better
Dear Grapevine
May 2017
Dear Grapevine
November 2016
Zipped up tight
September 2016
For a long time, she needed her leather jacket for armor. Now she was beginning to thaw
Dear Grapevine
August 2016
Dear Grapevine
February 2016
Looking Up
January 2016
When he first got to AA, he could only stare at the floor. Now he can almost see peoples’ eyes