A Circus, a Wheelbarrow and a Cat
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
John P.
| Waterville, Ohio
The moving story of a sponsor and his sponsee—and how they both learned to believe
Never Stop the Action
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Fifty-five years sober, she is the very definition of a “sober survivor”
Out of chaos
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Mary O.
| La Grange, Illinois
For years she controlled everyone else, until alcohol snuck up on her
When the Chickens Came Home to Roost… and Got Drunk
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Courtney K.
| San Antonio, Texas
She was doing everything perfectly in AA, or so she thought, until a relapse caught her by surprise
Wild in Hong Kong
January 2015
By:
Lexi M.
| Dallas, Texas
A teen lets loose in the bar district and finds it’s much harder to stop than she thought
My First Resentment
April 2014
By:
Jenna C.
| Georgetown, Texas
A teacher is surprised to learn she is not at the head of her class
Long Days Past
July 2011
By:
Rusty R.
| Abilene, Texas
Confined to a prison without meetings, an inmate recalls when he, too, used to be “too busy”
In the game
March 2010
By:
JILL S
| San Diego, Calif
A star athlete and straight A student relies on alcohol to fit in
Adult Love
January 2004
By:
Troy C.
| Sioux Rapids, Iowa
He confused love with need and denied his dependency
A Place I Belong
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Crystal, Minn.
His alcoholism was like a shooting star, raging brightly but briefly
All Patched Up
January 2016
Far from home and all by himself, he had a flat tire and was heading south fast
All the Love in the World
January 2014
By:
Lana B.
Nothing could fill the emptiness until she sought help to stop drinking
Don't Ask Dr. Mom
July 2011
By:
Jason H.
| Stayton, Oregon
She prescribed booze and weed for a twisted ankle, which triggered her son’s deadly disease
No One Knew HE WAS HOME
December 2008
By:
Lisa M.
| Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Once on the same path, an AA grieves her cousin's death from alcoholism
FROM THIS POINT ON
July 2008
By:
Robert H.
| Neudorf, Saskatchewan
AA in a Saskatchewan prison over forty years ago
The Story Behind the Stories In the First Three Editions
December 2001
There's Always More to Learn
February 1983
By:
M. S.
| Springfield, Virginia
Sobriety is a continuing adventure when we remain teachable