A CHILD OF WOODSTOCK
March 2009
By:
NANCY K.
| Woodstock, New York
Raised on alcohol and excess, an artsy member discovers contentment in her later years
A Talk With One Of AA'S Longest Long-timers
September 2006
A Family Nightmare
April 2006
By:
Laurie R.
| Mayhill, New Mexico
Alcoholism attacked one generation after another
Highland Sobriety
May 2005
By:
Jim B.
| Glasgow
Over the hills and far away, there is still the hand of AA
Sentenced to Sobriety
January 2004
By:
Farris R.
| Springfield, Missouri
It took a lot more than prisons and lockdown wards to persuade him to stop drinking
A Desire to Stop Drinking
November 1988
By:
E. P.
| Alexandria, Virginia
From the April 1978 Grapevine
Recurring Depressions
June 1978
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
With sobriety and hard work it's possible to cope
A Desire to Stop Drinking
April 1978
By:
E.P.
| Alexandria, Virginia
She couldn't say, "I am an alcoholic," but she did have
The Secret of "Easy Does It
July 1963
By:
Smiley Blanton M.D.
How can a "don't try" philosophy deal with seemingly insurmountable obstacles?
Slow Learners and Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Doug F.
| Palmer, Alaska
The compelling story of a man who couldn’t get it right—and then did
Clearer than ever
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Sean C.
| Altadena, Calif.
A private investigator discovers that faith, not sight, would lead him out of the dark
Pain in the neck
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Bill S.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
At eight months sober, he got a prescription—but his disease was three steps ahead
Available
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Kristina F.
| Tesuque, N.M.
Making yourself available to help, benefit, and be of use
No one will know
August 2018
By:
Steve S.
| New Hyde Park, New York
He went to any lengths to keep his drinking secret. And bottle after bottle, he was pouring his life down the drain
Good ol’ gals
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Leah R.
| Colorado Springs, Colorado
Her sponsor wasted no time getting her started in service. But who knew it would involve some lights, camera and action?
Doing The Next Right Thing
September 2016
As she fights her way through years of incredible adversity, a woman discovers the healing messages to be found in familiar slogans
My Superhero
September 2015
By:
Tom W.
| West Des Moines, Iowa
A father begins to made amends to the daughters he was once too drunk to love
The Tough Girl
November 2013
By:
Cindy B.
| Harwich, Massachusetts
Part Marilyn Monroe,part Albert Einstein— and part Superwoman
You and Me and the DTs
June 2011
By:
Lee B.
| Guelph, Ontario
Twenty years after seeing her mom die of the DTs, this woman got sober after experiencing her own alcoholic seizures and DTs
Web Exclusive: Young and Free
March 2011
By:
Jenn
After two years in hell, a 15-year-old wants to help others.
MY CONTRIBUTION
March 2010
By:
ANONYMOUS
| Maine
Nobody ever claimed that the Twelve Steps guaranteed financial security
NO ACCIDENT
January 2010
By:
MIKE T.
| Prince George, British Columbia
A teenager calls AA for help and is twelfth-stepped by his friend's father
END OF MY ROPE
July 2009
By:
GEORGE M.
| Fort Atkinson, Wisc
A parolee says serving time in prison saved his life