Lest We Forget
June 1953
Excerpt from the fourteenth printing of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," pages 113-116
Johnny Still Comes Out the Winner
January 1953
By:
B. J.
| Waco, Texas
His second mind gave him a second chance
Washingtonian Plus AA
September 1951
Riding the Rods
June 1990
Starting Out in Al-Anon
July 2014
By:
Wendy W.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
She didn't think she had a problem with alcohol until she got to the Fourth Step
Keeper of Secrets
March 2014
By:
Terry R.
| Melbourne, Florida
A fear of being honest was a stumbling block to getting sober
Unwrapped
December 2013
By:
Sam Marie E.
| Atlanta, Georgia
This year, her gifts did not come in a box
Broken Record
August 2013
By:
April P.
| Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Her life kept skipping as she played the same song over and over and over
Getting to Know Myself
March 2013
By:
Rick A.
| Ferndale, Michigan
Going to extremes to “prove” he was not gay fueled his need for booze
The Perfect Table
January 2013
By:
Laura J.
| Mammoth Lakes, California
On a crazy mission to update her kitchen, a newcomer hits the road to Reno
Let's be frank
December 2012
By:
Dee C.,
| Muskegon, Michigan
Comforting words from a school principal helped this newcomer relax
Hot house
December 2012
By:
Frankie B.,
| Spring Hill, Florida
An old-timer challenges the way his local meeting place is run
Keep Dreaming
November 2012
By:
Deanna S.
| Canton, Georgia
She was going to be an astronaut, but instead was rocketed into the fourth dimension
Ed, We Think You Have a Problem
September 2012
By:
Ed P.
| Gloucester, Massachusetts
His wife was on his back, and now his boss? Time to take drastic action
Dear Grapevine
May 2012
Plane Talk
May 2012
By:
Bill P.
| Eagle, Wisconsin
Reaching out to a stranger in the air lifted him up higher
Embroidering Resentments
April 2012
By:
Bob B.
| Beaumont, Texas
Years of AA and Step work showed him that he could cut the thread on his anger
Interrupt the Rehearsal
January 2012
By:
David
| Cape Coral, Florida
A member realizes that constant ruminations may bring him closer to a drink
Dear Grapevine
November 2011