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. . .
Operation Acceptance: Moving from Rage to Letting Go
April 2005
By:
Anonymous
| O'Fallon, Illinois
Sober After 60: Chasing Sleep
January 2008
By:
Liz H.
| Newbern, Tennessee
Alcoholism emerges later in life
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
There was my proof
January 2010
By:
FRED G.
| Lethbridge, Alberta
An agnostic demanding evidence of God is handed a beautiful flower