Gratitude, Every Morning
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary R.
| Bonita Springs, Fla.
No matter what changes in your life, sobriety is a cause for gratitude
Feeling Safe to Share
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Lucky M.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
Doing the Steps, learning to set boundaries and working with others helped her connect with life again
Alcoholism At Large
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
Lights, Camera, Action!
March 2015
By:
Sober Sue
| Carson City, Nevada
With only a few days sober, she was recruited for a special service position
Upon a Flimsy Reed
October 2014
By:
Tara M.
| Burton, Michigan
On first look, she wasn't sure AA had what she wanted, nor that it would work
The Escape Clause
April 2013
By:
Tom F.
| Santa Rosa, California
A newcomer thinks he dodged a bullet on doing service. Think again
The Water Slide
August 2012
By:
George A.
| Tigard, Oregon
Who knew letting go would cause such a splash?
Web Exclusive: Drinking Dreams
October 2011
By:
Tom L.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
An old timer talks about the phenomenon of drunk dreams in sobriety
Torn, Tattered and Tired
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
A functional alcoholic comes to terms with the true nature of his problem
Resources For Working With Wet Drunks
March 2007
One-room Schoolhouse
June 2005
By:
Jon A.
| Chicago, Illinois
Facing difficulties and sharing the experience
I Believe I Have Discovered Prayer
October 1951
By:
W. C. D.
| Erie, Pennsylvania
through the usual stages of indecision
Our Own Opinions
April 1951
By:
A Non-AA
| El Dorado, Arkansas
expressions of AA thought from everywhere. . .
The problem and the actress
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Anonymous
| Hollywood, California
In 1960, a Hollywood star tells of her fear of being found out and what it took to get help in AA—courage
The Moon in Gemini
June 2011
By:
Patty A.
She came to one night lying face down on the ground and knew that something had to change
Out of the Depths Have I Cried Unto Thee, O Lord."--Psalms 130:1
March 1961
By:
J. K. B.
| Hollywood, California
When the program finally took hold, he found that the Twelve Steps were a day-to-day guide through troubled years "--in all his affairs.
The Problem and the Actress
June 1960
A Hollywood star warns it's time for AA when the gossip columnists coyly ask: "What actress has her friends worried?