Dear Grapevine
November 2017
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Surfside Beach
September 2017
By:
Leslie P.
| Lake Jackson, Texas
The water at her hometown beach was brown, the sand covered with tar, but, like her alcoholism, it was “normal.” Sobriety gave her a different perspective
Dear Grapevine
September 2017
Together in Recovery
September 2017
They share the same sobriety date and are sisters in recovery—helping each other, helping their loved ones, and helping their fellow AAs
Florida or bust
January 2017
By:
Susan B.
| Dayton, Ohio
Three friends muster all the sobriety they can to enjoy a rocky road trip down south
Dear Grapevine
August 2016
Dear Grapevine
March 2014
Swept Away
September 2012
By:
Kim L.
| Soldotna, Alaska
Reeling from a tragic flood, a woman faces the liquid that later drowned her guilt
Web Exclusive: Dealing with our Character Defects
January 2012
By:
Jim
He bottomed out and had to seek outside help to deal with his sexual misconduct
East to Joshua Tree
April 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
Storm surge
June 2009
By:
MARY M
| Port Bolivar, Texas
Hurricane Ike took everything except her program
ON THE ROAD
May 2009
By:
DON G.,
| Temple, Texas
Wherever he goes, a traveler finds home in the Fellowship of AA
This was it
April 2009
By:
Kelly A.
| San Mateo, California
A young woman, desperate to stop drinking, asks her recovering father for help
A Piece Of Cake
April 2006
By:
Liz O.
| Oakland, California
To slip, or not to slip--that was the question
Living Large
March 2006
By:
Kevin P.
| Schaumburg, Illinois
The longer he's sober, the better it gets
My Gratitude Family
April 2004
By:
Steve L.
| Lisbon, Wisconsin
He met them at a moment of crisis, when he was halfway between lost and found
Adult Love
January 2004
By:
Troy C.
| Sioux Rapids, Iowa
He confused love with need and denied his dependency
Confessions Of a Reluctant Newcomer
March 2003
By:
Wayne B.
| Montpelier, Vermont
He didn't know that AA was not a spectator sport
Dr. Bob's Son Marries Anonymous Woman
February 2003
By:
Mona S.
| Memphis, Tennessee
A love affair to remember--if you can
