Ashamed, Afraid, Nervous--And Sober
December 1982
By:
C. B.
| Winter Park, Florida
It's never too late to get back to the program
All Things to All People? No!
August 1982
By:
D. B.
| Northfield, Minnesota
Sponsoring a nonalcoholic drug addict didn't work out
Remembering a Girl--Defeated Except Once
November 1980
By:
C. McD
She watched this awful thing she was doing to herself - From the March 1947 Grapvine
One Women's Journey
June 1979
By:
L. B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
Sharing with others brings answers to baffling questions
We Seek Glimpses of the Absolute
April 1978
By:
M. B.
| Coronado, California
Spiritual awareness comes in many forms. In the pages that follow, six AAs tell how it came to them
Resentment: Number One Offender
March 1978
By:
J. H.
| Killeen, Texas
She found out to her surprise that she could learn to cope with
When I Was Truly Ready
May 1976
By:
Jeanne R.
| St. Louis, Missouri
With growth comes opportunity, and the impossible becomes possible
No Time for Self-pity
March 1974
By:
E. H.
| Eugene, Oregon
Turning her emotional problems over to Other Hands, she gets on with the job of living
Working Together Is Anything but Dull
March 1974
By:
Anonymous
| Billings, Montana
A do-it-yourself project to warm the hearts of all who understand
A History of Horrors
July 1972
By:
Anonymous
Since the days of the Deluge man has recorded his treatments and his 'cures' for the disease of alcoholism
One Song At A Time
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Landon H.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
This newcomer thought the fun was over, but Living Sober told him it wasn’t so. Time to get out the guitar
Rescue Dog
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Ron B.
| Centennial, Colorado
A man shares about the challenges of finding a sponsor after moving to a new town with 10 years sober
Hi Mom, It’s Me
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Lauren Elizabeth L.
| Tallahassee, Florida
For years she carried the guilt and shame for rejecting her alcoholic mother, but through the Steps, she found love and forgiveness
I’m Your Man
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Eric Z.
| Lafayette, Colorado
His long, beautiful journey with Jack included race cars, Big Books and, yes, matzo ball soup
Just Don’t Drink
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill F.
| Anaheim, Calif.
Even after more than 40 years in the program, he still carries his sobriety chip with him
Why Would You Do This, God?
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She thought her “spiritual light” had burned out, but sobriety found it rekindled
Glad I Made It
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Shari D.
| Peoria, Ill
She was going to Al-Anon for everyone else. Now it was time to look at herself
Hold on tight
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Alice M.
| Cleveland, Ohio
At five months sober, she was about to give up. But a late night motorcycle ride gave her the jump start she needed
Filling the Vacancy
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By:
Lisa D.
| Palmyra, Va.
Staring into the mirror after decades of drinking, she discovered a person she did not recognize
Slow Boil To Alcoholism
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By:
Caroline BK
| Kirkland, Wash.
It took her a while to become an alcoholic and a while longer to get sober. But her sobriety is a journey she’s grateful to be on
11/29/94
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Thom G.
| Boise, Idaho
Seduced, consumed, and abandoned by alcohol, he found a future in AA
Dear Grapevine
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
A Double life
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Mitzi C.
| Surprise, Ariz.
After decades of sobriety, she was now driving drunk and hiding bottles. The secrecy was killing her
Dodged A Bullet
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By:
Shelley B.
| Ventura, Calif.
An atheist depends on a “Holy Trinity” of Higher Powers to stay sober