Ham on Wry
October 1997
Ham on Wry
April 1987
C-C-C-Comfort Zone
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Joshua B.
| Glendale Heights, Illinois
Learning to date without a drink? Oh brother! Here’s how one young member survived
Yes, It’s True About Acceptance
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tim H.
| Hayden, ID
Reflections on a cancer diagnosis and lessons learned through AA
Between God And Me
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Adrienne G.
| Pompano Beach, Fla.
She loved to go on cruises, even sober—but an unguarded moment nearly dragged her down to John Barleycorn’s locker
Working Steps Six and Seven—All Over Again
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori C.
| Michigan Center, MI
When she and her partner moved in together, her character defects surfaced again
Taking Steps
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dan M.
| Boulder, CO
He said he was an alcoholic but didn’t believe it. The Steps convinced him otherwise
Peace of Mind
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
G.A.
| Weirton, W. Va.
After several years, he still had not had a spiritual awakening. Then one early morning something shifted
Now When I Thirst
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robyn A.
| Eden, N.C.
A searching AA finds a peaceful place in recovery
Better than Monday night football
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Bill B.
| Tahlequah, Oklahoma
For a member in Oklahoma, making the trip behind the walls is the best night of the week
Ham on Wry
April 1989
Bottoms Up!
December 1947
The best I can do
September 2018
By:
Lucy B.
| Swannanoa, North Carolina
A member stays sober through incredible sadness and finds a way to be useful in her grief
A Not-so-new Newcomer
March 2003
By:
Dinah N.
| Oceanside, California
It's never too late to join the Fellowship--even after twenty-four years in AA
I Was Too Young
April 1962
By:
E. M. V.
| Manhattan, New York
fully to grasp the Program. Then, after 13 years of sobriety, there came a 12th Step call