From Hopeless To Hopeful
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
April P.
| White Lake, Mich.
Freeing herself was a long journey—but ultimately, she found her way
The Boisterous Bunch
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, Calif.
Hey, it was the 80s. We were rowdy and having fun. But we stayed sober and we had each other’s backs
Defending AA
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Anonymous
| Maldon, Essex
After a heated debate on the internet, a member learns a lot about putting on her gloves for AA
Hearing my story
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, California
A surprise call from a fellow member reminds her how much Grapevine has helped her
What I Could Not Do For Myself
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By:
Erica F.
| Rochester, N.Y.
Her alcoholism was moving quickly. A hospital stay brought peace
A Cake for Charley
September 2014
By:
Charley K.
| Manhattan, Kansas
Here I am, a man of 74 years, celebrating his fourth AA birthday, happy to be here and happy to be alive.
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
November 1968
By:
Leff's Wife
A Man Can Make Good . . .
Letting go
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Fla.
How a longtimer learned to observe her thoughts and identify her defects so they don’t take her freedom away
Dear Grapevine
January 2015
Sneaky Drinker
January 2013
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tennessee
Car keys, the neighbor’s liquor, vanilla extract—nothing was safe from this alcoholic
God's Little Breadcrumbs
April 2014
By:
Rick C.
| Bishop, California
An AA tells about the things he lost and found along the way
Cowboy Boots and Sobriety
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By:
Tom A.
| Portland, Ore.
What’s a drunken cowboy without his boots? Perhaps a sober alcoholic
Nameless Fears
April 1971
By:
Bobbie G.
| Queens, New York
The stark terror of our drinking days sometimes returns as a feeling of impending doom in our sober days
Many Years Later
After nearly 30 years in AA, she finally could understand the message from her mother
A Grapevine Follow-Up
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By:
Gabriela R.
| Lynnwood, Wash.
Whatever happens to the authors of past Grapevine articles? Here, one returns to tell her story
AA News
July 2016
Far and Away
October 2013
On vacation, she had trouble finding a meeting until a little sign showed her the way