What Might Have Been
January 1994
By:
Anonymous
| Woodside, New York
those who can't be helped can be a powerful example
I LIKED THE MEDICINE
March 1953
By:
D. A. S.
| Frederickton, New Brunswick
You have to live it, feel it, suffer it before you know it. . .and you have to admit it before you can recover.
When You Can’t Say No
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Anonymous
| St. Louis, Mo.
A sponsor shares what he learned about relationships when he was a young newcomer
A tough amend
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Bob K.
| Benicia, Calif.
How would he ever make amends to the man he had knifed in the back? In AA, we find a way
It’s All Good
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kenneth C.
| Culver City, Calif.
A tragic drinking life, but a solid recovery that puts everything in perspective
A Circus, a Wheelbarrow and a Cat
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
John P.
| Waterville, Ohio
The moving story of a sponsor and his sponsee—and how they both learned to believe
Never Stop the Action
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Fifty-five years sober, she is the very definition of a “sober survivor”
Delicious journey
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Annie K.
| Bunker Hill, Illinois
Caught for drunk driving, she thought her life was over. Turned out it was just the beginning
My imperfect self
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
George M.
| Montrose, Colorado
A minister gets sober in Texas and discovers that he’s been loved and taken care of all along
No Way But Up
March 2015
By:
Tom C.
| Easton, Maryland
He found himself out of job, drunk, and living under an overpass
Wild in Hong Kong
January 2015
By:
Lexi M.
| Dallas, Texas
A teen lets loose in the bar district and finds it’s much harder to stop than she thought
My Hampshire Grenadier
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
| Bronxville, New York
Reading his college alumni magazine, he came across a notice that would change the course of his life
Cycle Buddies
June 2012
By:
David C.
| Jonesborough, Tennessee
A spur-of-the-moment trip to Akron with a few surprises was just the medicine this alcoholic needed
