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
Take a risk
January 2015
By:
Mily T.
| San Francisco, California
With spurs and spiky wristbands she found her way to AA
Dear Grapevine
May 2014
Alley Cat
August 2012
By:
R.H.
| Nashville, Tennessee
He and his furry buddy went through early sobriety together
My Cold Metal Chair
July 2012
By:
Jackie V.
| Morristown, New Jersey
Holding hands? Styrofoam cups? No way! Yet, she's grateful she stayed
Web Exclusive: Dealing with our Character Defects
January 2012
By:
Jim
He bottomed out and had to seek outside help to deal with his sexual misconduct
The Life Jacket of AA
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
A sober man in South Africa finds purpose in life through the program of AA
Go Mow the Lawn
October 2011
By:
Kitty B.
| Carmel, California
Once she grabbed the tools, she became the person she was meant to be
East to Joshua Tree
April 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
King of excuses
January 2011
By:
Scott M.
| Bronx, New York
Biking to a service commitment was not his idea of how to spend a Sunday night
Half a day at a time
December 2009
By:
COLIN Q.
| Fort Collins, Colo.
Counting sobriety in hours and minutes, a newcomer realizes he'll be all right
A gypsy life
July 2009
By:
A. PAULINE B.
| Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Forced to her first meeting in restraints, a good-time gal gets the message
Self-support
July 2007
By:
Jessica C.
| Los Angeles, California
How AA's Seventh Tradition helped soothe a troubled soul
Old Thinking vs. New Thinking
January 2007
By:
Pamela D.
| Los Alamitos, California
A mother celebrates more than her AA anniversary
The Mommy Track
June 2006
By:
Peggy B.C.
| Fairfield Glade, Tennessee
The fast path to being the drunk she swore she'd never be
A Learning Experience
September 1991
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
memories and reflections of a past delegate
A Desire to Change
June 1991
By:
Alan L.
| Gentry, Arkansas
One alcoholic sharing his or her experience, strength, and hope with another is the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. This month, six more AAs share their thoughts on this topic, so vital to AA's future.
Don't Take Our Word for It
November 1981
By:
S. S.
An early Chicago member writes a sequel to her story (page 304 in the Big Book) - From the January 1969 Grapevine