Dear Grapevine
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
This Storm Too Shall Pass
October 2018
By:
Cynthia P.
| Graham, N.C.
Learning how to hang on until the miracle of sobriety occurs is not easy, but it is life changing
Dear Grapevine
March 2017
Sobriety Lessons
November 2016
From learning to listen to finding the right meeting, a man with twenty-two years in the program provides seven lessons towards a better sobriety
Dear Grapevine
August 2015
Still Powerless
March 2015
By:
Jennifer C.
| Bend, Oregon
Her relapse began many years before she ordered a glass of wine in the restaurant
Janet’s Story
November 2014
By:
Janet W.
| Los Angeles, California
She was supposed to be a missionary, but instead she discovered alcohol
A Cold January Night
July 2014
By:
Gary G.
| New Jersey
The night that he tried to end his life would wind up being the night his life began again
Rowing Up the River
June 2014
By:
Jim
| Tasmania
After he started feeling worse sober, he realized that he needed to do things differently
Dear Grapevine
May 2014
I Found My HP Under a Flatbed Truck
February 2014
By:
Richard V.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
He hopped on his bike to get to his Step meeting, but encountered a pickup that was delivering Step Two
Air Force Buddies
April 2013
By:
John M.
| Chesapeake, Virginia
His hard-drinking pal flew off, and landed in a most surprising place
Slim to None
August 2011
By:
John F.
| Holbrook, New York
After several days in a cheap motel, he wasn't betting heavily on his chances for sobriety
Web Exclusive: 12-Days Of Thanksgiving
July 2011
By:
Paul F.
| Nashville, Tennessee
A newsman has just “a couple of drinks” to calm himself for a radio job on Thanksgiving day
Step Work
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Louis B.
| Albuquerque, N.M.
With speaker tapes, laughter, wrong turns and sore feet, he’s learning to enjoy life, putting one foot in front of the other
Note the time
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Ilene M.
| Las Cruces, New Mexico
A member encounters a tricky situation while doing prison service.
8 Days
September 2015
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
The vital role his home group plays in his sobriety was brought home to him
Bar Exams and Barrooms
May 2015
By:
Anonymous
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
While studying, he could hear the mirth and gaiety from the drinkers next door
Like Learning to Ride a Bike
December 2011
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
A sponsor discovers how to help new guys up on two wheels and then let go
LIFE AND DEATH
October 2010
By:
KATHY S.
| Maryland
After an AA dies, his right to anonymity continues
Death and Taxes
January 2008
By:
Larry L.
| Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
A spiritual search leading to sobriety
Agenda
August 2002