MY DAUGHTER THE ALCOHOLIC
August 2010
By:
DAN H.
| Arlington Heights, Ill.
A young woman hits bottom and leads her father to recognize his own alcoholism
A DRUNK, PURE AND SIMPLE
January 2010
By:
JUDE H.
| Graton, Calif.
For an alcoholic in denial, the party had been over for a long tiem
Who I want to be
March 2009
By:
DWIGHT E.
| West palm Beach, Florida
Facing eight years in jail, a dad with two fatally ill kids chooses sobriety
Tricked into Service
February 2004
By:
Wanda S.
| Jacksonville, Florida
She hoped she'd be able to help out every once in a while
From Fear to Freedom
October 1996
Jim, an Aborigine, endured extreme privation in his early years. His father, he says, "wielded a mean strap"--Jim was in constant fear of him--and then at school, because of "a rebellious nature," similar punishments occurred. Later, he was apprenticed to
It's a Touchy Subject
December 1968
By:
R. P. N.
| Rochester, New York
Take it easy with the newcomer, people say. And then there are those who doubt or don't believe. . .
Durban Celebrates an AA Birthday
February 1968
By:
Bob Mac.
| Sarasota, Florida
A traveler from America reports on nineteen years of AA in South Africa
More From Bill
November 1946
Love
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
C.C.
| North Hollywood, California
The longer he stays sober, the more he learns the value of passing on that inner glow
II
October 1947
Getting Off The Merry-Go-Round
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
K.D.
| Island Park, New York
Home from a Grateful Dead tour to start college, she spun way out of control with liquor and drama. It was time to stop
Icing on the Cake
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Phoenix, AZ
She has spent her sobriety working tirelessly to bring the word of AA inside prisons. Then, one day, she received an unexpected gift
Who I Really Am
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Andy A.
| St. Peters, Mo.
Being reminded of the man he never wants to be again keeps this father on the path of a good life
Like Madison Square Garden
June 2016
Hotdogs, newcomers, guitars, tattoos and plenty of AA coffee. This was no ordinary talent show
Good Things Come
September 2014
By:
Kathy B.
| Kaneohe, Hawaii
With AA, a member in Hawaii weathers some storms and cruises into calmer waters
The Walls Will Come Down
July 2013
By:
Dave A.
| Moncton, New Brunswick
In trying to break through and carry the message to Jake, he was able to free himself
Big Ego, Bigger Cup
May 2013
By:
Valerie
| Bloomington, Illinois
The more important she got, the more she poured
A Sign for Our Times
December 2005
By:
Ken C.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
A CPC/PI Officer gets creative
What Will I Get Out of It?
December 2003
By:
Anne S.
| Albany, New York
At least as much as you put in --Step Twelve
