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Marine, Mom and Alcoholic

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Janice M. | Carlsbad, Calif.
To escape the hell she was living in, she put herself in “the middle of AA.” She’s still there

Restraint of Face

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Anonymous | Milledgeville, Ga.
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal

A Night of Normal Drinking

January 2020 | Spiritual Awakenings
By: Simon J. | Berwyn Heights, Md.
Just in case he ever forgets, a member recalls what an evening out was actually like

Sunlight of the Spirit

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: Jim R. | Republic, Mo.
Early in sobriety, he discovered laughter—in fact, Grapevine helped him find it

Journey home

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA
By: Diane C. | Guelph, Ontario
Though her father and brother didn’t make it, she and her sister knew exactly where to go

Journeying to Faith

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
By: Mike H. | El Cajon, Calif.
A God of his understanding keeps him sober

No two alike

December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By: Lucinda P. | Grass Valley, California
A member in California makes peace with the holidays one snowflake at a time

Ageless Miracles

October 2018
By: Timi T. | Washington State
When you come right down to it, age doesn’t matter. But the miracle of sobriety does

Flying spaghetti monster

September 2018
By: Jen L. | Sullivan, New Hampshire
At 16, she crashed hard. But her sponsor helped her find some hope and even a Higher Power

Not a river in Egypt

June 2018
By: R.T. | Queen Creek, Arizona
Even in sobriety, denial ruled his life. But Step Six and a cool Higher Power helped him begin to accept reality and lift his head out of the sand

Nothing held back

May 2018
By: Steve M | Joliet, Illinois
An old-timer shares about the freedom the Steps have given him and how he gets to pass them on.

A new lease

March 2017
By: Richard F. | Vermont
The day this real estate guy hit rock bottom, a buyer appeared. Boy, was it his lucky day

War stories

February 2017
By: Ben L. | Queens, New York
At every bar in town they thought he was a decorated hero. But once he got sober, the truth caught up

Last Chance

November 2016
He’d blown a lot of chances, but one last offer of help came his way, he grabbed it, and began trying to help other people

The Mysterious Social Director

September 2015
That elegant woman who seemed to know everyone had caught her eye. It was a moment that would last for decades

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Now You See Them, Now You Don't

September 1999
By: Kit K. | Boise, Idaho
AA meetings that don't meet

Going Out Alone

July 1998
By: Frank K. | Dearborn Heights, Michigan

Passing the Bar

January 1998
By: Jim W. | Saint Simons Island, Georgia

When One Alcoholic. . .

September 1997
By: Bruce V. | Annapolis, Maryland

Jumping As High As AA Asks

July 1997
By: Jose R. | Enfield, Connecticut

Breaking the Ice

June 1997
By: Bill D. | Minneapolis, Minnesota

Eternal Point

January 1997
By: Jerry E. | Beavercreek, Ohio

The Low-down on a High Bottom

June 1996
By: Peggy S. | Houston, Texas

Will They Listen?

February 1996
By: Annemarie M. | Raynham, Massachusetts

Ten Minutes of Oneness

December 1995
By: D.W. | San Mateo, California

Is Your Skeleton in the Closet?

June 1995
By: Daniel J. | Maryknoll, New York

Letting the Shadows Lift

June 1994
By: Sue F. | Seymour, Indiana
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others

Letting Life Unfold

March 1993
By: Dorothy H. | Plainfield, New Jersey
Step Three: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

Little Hobo

March 1993
By: Regina M. | N. Charleston, South Carolina

A Body Blow to Denial

December 1992
By: Jamie C. | W. Henrietta, New York

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