I Went into A.A. for Angles
June 1949
By:
An Ex Con
| Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
But the Angles Had Angles
Ebby
September 1999
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
Ebby had been enabled to bring me the gift of grace because he could reach me at depth through the language of the heart. He had pushed ajar that great gate through which all in AA have since passed to find their freedom under God."--Bill W., AA Grapevine
Let Go and Let God
November 1974
By:
M. D. B.
The anxieties that come with problems other than drinking often respond to the AA way of life - From the November 1964 Grapevine
Let Go and Let God
November 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
The anxieties that accompany many problems besides drinking often respond to handling the AA way
“You Drink Too Much, Mum!”
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Vicky W.
| Buckhaven, Fife
Her son roused her from the depths of her alcoholism
Letting go
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Fla.
How a longtimer learned to observe her thoughts and identify her defects so they don’t take her freedom away
Troublemaker
June 2017
By:
Art H.
| Mount Prospect, Illinois
How a ministry student turned into an alcoholic bad boy, then found spirituality in AA
My Beautiful Tragedy
September 2016
A liquor-filled drive to a bonfire changes a young girl’s life forever
At Home in the World
October 2013
A woman from the American South travels to Beijing and celebrates her AA birthday
Don't Hug Me!
September 2013
By:
Anonymous
Sometimes it takes a while to warm up to AA's cheery ways
The Courage To Be Honest
June 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Las Vegas, Nev.
Following the Steps brought this woman a sense of purpose and made her feel at home in the world after years of drinking
Kid u not
October 2017
By:
Deb A.
| Santa Cruz, Calif.
Coffee on, toys out, literature open. How a child-friendly meeting grew up
Where Have The Years Gone?
October 2017
By:
Jeanne R.
| Monaca, Pa.
She may be an “amateur at life,” but she’s a veteran at sobriety, and she finds that doing the best she can works out well in both
Just A Phone Call Away
October 2017
By:
Ed M.
| Louisville, Ky.
A distraught AA reached out his hand for help and, 2000 miles away, another AA grasped it
From The Hills Of Arkansas
August 2017
By:
Charles G.
| Evans, GA
He clawed his way out of a hardscrabble childhood, but alcohol followed him relentlessly. When he couldn’t drink, yet couldn’t die, he finally surrendered
Danger: Port Ahead
August 2015
A sailor with two years sober calls in the big guns when he hits dry land
For Charlie's Sake
May 2015
By:
B. L..
| New York, New York
Squabbling ceased when a newcomer’s needs turned the group to its primary purpose
Anyone For Tennis?
April 2015
By:
Mary Ann R.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
She came to see that hiding booze in tennis ball canisters in the garage was not social drinking
Never Too Late
September 2014
By:
Linda P.
| Dansville, New York
After a lifetime of drinking, this grandmother of five sobered up
Magic Carpet Ride
June 2014
By:
James H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
Being the area Grapevine chair took him places he never dreamed of
Keep Dreaming
November 2012
By:
Deanna S.
| Canton, Georgia
She was going to be an astronaut, but instead was rocketed into the fourth dimension
Web Exclusive: I Was On My Way
August 2011
A doctor at a detox gave him what he needed to get sober: hope
Legacy of resentment
December 2010
By:
Tom L.
| New Orleans, La.
Chains of bitterness toward his mother are shattered through forgiveness
THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS
March 2009
By:
KATHLEEN M.
| Riverside, Rhode Island
A young "old-timer" discovers how fragile sobriety can be