Off the Merry-Go-Round
January 2014
By:
Jeanette S.
| Washington D.C., Washington D.C.
After a series of interventions she agreed to go to detox
Sober in Key West
October 2013
By:
John T.
| Key West, Florida
He went south to party hard, but his HP had a much better plan
The Happy Campers
May 2013
By:
Scott W.
| Kearney, Nebraska
Grilling, tubing, bonfires and smoothies—nothing’s off limits for this fun-loving crew
Downhill Slide
August 2011
By:
Anonymous
She went into her first beer joint at the age of four and life was never the same
Little Miss Mayhem
February 2011
By:
Tanya S.
| Mamaroneck, New York
Life was unraveling faster than she could lower her standards
A Prisoner Of My Own Universe
January 2006
By:
Sheryl M.
| Boca Raton, Florida
Her only escape was alcohol
The Most Important Job in AA
October 1976
By:
C. B.
| Santa Maria, California
Let's pay more attention to the office of GSR--it's the group's most vital link with AA as a whole
Am I Overdoing the AA Bit?
November 1970
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
An overstocked conscience leads to an inventory of his hyperactive way of life
A Dream Fulfilled
This preacher in East Texas found his true calling when he took the first three Steps
Cousin Gwendolyn and the Two-headed Dragon
December 1950
By:
M.C.
| Los Angeles, California
Honesty slays the foe and lifts it high. . .
Hanging with my Gang
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
Boy was he glad when a posse of young people showed up at his meeting.
Together they learned how to have fun without drinking
Together they learned how to have fun without drinking
Keep Your Tools Sharp
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Debbie B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
A relapse after 15 years made her realize that “cunning, baffling and powerful” are not just abstract words
Last Day, First Week, And One Year Later
February 2017
The day she took her last drink was like any other day in a chain of drinking days—but the next day, and the next and the next, were very different
I Found God on Madison Avenue
March 2015
By:
Larry M.
| New York, New York
After years of searching, his moment came, somewhere around 58th Street
Man in the Mirror
August 2012
By:
Charlie A.
| San Diego, California
Thirty-three years ago, his reflection showed him the truth. Now he likes what he sees
Pro and Con
April 1958
Brief comments end excerpts from letters containing opinions pro and/or con specific items (including the Grapevine itself) will appear in this corner from time to time.
Ray of Light
July 2012
By:
Lori C.
| Springfield, Illinois
AA showed her the way out of her dark hole