The Fight Is Over
November 2015
From butting heads with her parents, to resisting AA, surrender didn't come naturally to her
Second First Meeting
February 1981
By:
R. T.
| San Francisco, California
Three AAs describe their experiences with slips
Not on the Shelf
April 1978
By:
D. T.
| Elberton, Georgia
This old-timer discovered he could help new people just by being available
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1976
By:
NIAAA Information & Feature Ser
Elderly Alcoholics Studied
Going Up!
August 1972
By:
T. W. N.
| La Jolla, California
Sobriety, like beauty, is its own reward. But usually there are fringe benefits, too
SCARED SOBER
June 2010
By:
PHILIP P.
| Sheffield, Mass.
Drinking to feel comfortable works—at least for a while
Y.E.S.: Diving In Headfirst
December 2008
By:
Adam H.
| New York, New York
The fun of drinking never resurfaced
Mustard Seed
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Williamsport, Pa.
Arriving at a famous New York meeting, three AA adventurers find their faith rewarded
Shangri-La
November 2014
By:
Jim H.
| Zephyrhills, Florida
It was the AA guys in prison who taught him about a new freedom and a new happiness
Web Exclusive: On the Rat Wheel
October 2011
By:
Molly H.
| Fresno, California
Obsessive thinking nearly led her to a drink until she turned it over to a Higher Power
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
Flying blind
March 2017
By:
Glenn P.
| Florissant, Missouri
How a drunken pilot on a collision course with liquor bailed out and landed safely
The Final Four Days
June 2014
By:
Joe S.
| Winston Salem, North Carolina
With his wife out of town, he settled into a binge. He didn't know it was his last
Honk for "Easy Does It"
April 2014
By:
Tamera K.
| Sacramento, California
Her grandma would signal to pull over for coffee on her way to help a houseful of drunks
In Black and White
March 2013
By:
Erin S.
| Olathe, Kansas
Just when her life was falling apart, a mom reads good news in the Sunday paper
The Garden of the Present Moment
September 2011
By:
James S.
A Buddhist in AA talks about how through sobriety, he was able to truly practice his faith
Tradition 5: A United Message of Recovery
May 2008
By:
Gay G.
| Decatur, Georgia
From the May 1994 Grapevine
A Walk Through the Day, Drunk and Sober
June 2003
By:
Oakley John
| Cumbernauld
A little comparison yields huge thanks
The Sound of a Bell
March 1999
By:
Ernest S.
| York Harbor, Maine
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him</emphasis>.