Losing the Desire to Drink
December 1978
By:
R. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
Beyond the desire to stop drinking is an even more positive goal
Don't Order Me Around
August 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA's Second Tradition he found a safeguard against being bossed and against being bossy
From Perfectionism to Perfection
May 1969
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
An ex-perfectionist finds a new definition for the goal that once stayed beyond his reach
Life Really Did Begin at 40
April 1968
By:
C. J. M., Jr.
| Manhattan, New York
It has been twenty years since that birthday and his life "slowly and surely has become richer
90-Year-Old Newcomer
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Dick K.
| Roseville, Calif.
After decades of drinking, he’s sober now and ready for some new adventures
Dear Grapevine
September 2022
| Young & Sober
Service Is My Cornerstone
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary G.
| Huntington, Calif.
At the heart of her sobriety—women being of service to other women
Seemingly Miraculous
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Bob S.
| Eureka, Calif.
In a long life of sobriety the difficult challenges do come and go, but the good times are so worth it all
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
May 1988
By:
Joan Hollobon
Return to Native Traditions
Sober Mother
August 1977
By:
S. B.
| North Hatley, Quebec
Children do forgive, and love and respect can be restored
To Fetch a Pail of What?
May 1977
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Smiling bravely through the pain of shattered childhood illusions, this writer helps us face up to reality. . .
He Doesn't Dig Those 'Groovy Trips'
May 1970
By:
D. S.
| Santa Monica, California
Empathy, yes, but understanding, no, says this alcoholic who has been there
A Different Kind of Inventory
November 1965
By:
J. J.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sober--but plagued by fear and depression: "How am I going to continue <emphasis type="underline">not</emphasis> drinking?
Too Young to Be Alcoholic?
December 1962
By:
I.C.
| La Jolla, California
Not so," says this 21-year-old sober two years, and adds: "That might be a dangerous remark.
Half-man
April 1954
The Ghosts of Halloween Past
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Jill R.
| Tyler, Texas
A mother finds joy again in a family tradition her drinking had scared away
The Tough Girl
November 2013
By:
Cindy B.
| Harwich, Massachusetts
Part Marilyn Monroe,part Albert Einstein— and part Superwoman
Web Exclusive: The Homely Truth
August 2011
By:
Bob L.
| Woodstock, New York
A member sets out to tell his story without trying to make it more interesting and entertaining than it really was