Confessions of a high school cheerleader
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Columbus, Nebraska
When the cheering stopped, she made a play to join the winning team
Connecting
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Michael B.
| Cleveland, Ohio
He needed a new kidney. What he got was proof that his Higher Power was working overtime
Grateful
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Simon H.
| Sag Harbor, New York
When he heard that you couldn’t feel grateful and resentful at the same time, he grabbed his pencil and pad
28 hours straight
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Derek R.
| Ottawa, Ontario
There’s nothing like a good alkathon to keep him sane, sober and useful during the holidays
Dear Grapevine
August 2018
Trunk full of love
August 2018
By:
Lauri S.
| Spokane, Washington
The stories she read helped her so much she couldn’t wait to hit the road and share the good news
MAASH
October 2017
By:
Peter G.
| San Antonio, Texas
At a base in Massachusetts, a medical officer steps up to help his chaplain and it becomes a win-win for everyone
Dear Grapevine
October 2017
Dear Grapevine
April 2014
Dear Grapevine
December 2016
Sobriety Lessons
November 2016
From learning to listen to finding the right meeting, a man with twenty-two years in the program provides seven lessons towards a better sobriety
Dear Grapevine
February 2016
Looking Up
January 2016
When he first got to AA, he could only stare at the floor. Now he can almost see peoples’ eyes
At the Garage Bar
February 2015
By:
Rick G.
| Temecula, Californiai
Things were going fine except that he spent most evenings mixing and drinking cocktails from the trunk of his car
Faith and Flour
December 2014
By:
Bernice S.
| Lincoln, Nebraska
With one cup of AA and a pound of love, a sober mother bakes some holiday joy
What's in a Word?
October 1993
By:
Allan W.
| Paoli, Pennsylvania
catch phrases can obscure our primary purpose
The Power of a Pronoun
September 1989
By:
Julie B.
| New York, New York
Changing "he" to "she" gave this alcoholic a different view of the Big Book.
I Needed a Job
December 1983
By:
D. T.
| Costa Mesa, California
Unemployed (and unemployable?), scared and uncertain--in sobriety he found and kept the right job for him
Good Ol' Higher Power
July 1983
By:
J. S.
| Warren, New Jersey
Belief came slowly, but today he finally has a
