Love on the Rocks
May 2012
By:
Jason S.
| Westminster, Maryland
How the Steps helped a newly sober couple put their wedding rings back on their fingers
Weapons Down
May 2012
By:
Oliver G.
| Concord, California
He joined the marines to drink and fight, but came to AA to surrender
Love at First Sip
December 2011
By:
Anonymous
A young woman chronicles her torrid relationship with alcohol
Web Exclusive: A Roundabout Way into AA
August 2011
By:
Daniel L.
| Montreal, Quebec
He took a few detours into other addictions before realizing that his primary problem was alcoholism
SPIRITUALITY & 'GOD-TALK'
April 2010
By:
WARD EWING
Chair of AA's General Service Board asks if AAs are welcoming enough to all beliefs
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
GETTING SPIRITUAL IN SPITE OF MYSELF
April 2009
By:
Brian M.
| Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Raised Catholic, a young man develops his own brand of spirituality in AA
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
LOVE FROM THE PERFECT STRANGER
August 2008
By:
Bill S.
| Hopkins, Minnesota
It can turn a guy's life around
A Close Shave
July 2008
By:
Jeff G.
| St. Louis, Missouri
When the going gets tough, a sponsor gets going
Whole Steps
October 2007
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An alcoholic finds serenity on the inside
Ham eggs and warm hugs
September 2018
By:
V.B.
| Naugatuck, Connecticut
Fond memories of a meeting house full of love and fellowship, right above the carwash
War stories
April 2018
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illionois
Binges, car crashes, funny quips and bottoms. One member has some thoughts about sharing.
In The Stillness
March 2017
She decided, one hungover morning, that it was time for her life to be over. And it was—the minute she stepped into the AA meeting.
The Bus
February 2017
After a slip, she had a stark choice: Ride the AA bus to sobriety, or get off at the liquor store
That Sneaky Devil
April 2016
Roadhouse Ghosts
March 2016
On a long drive through Texas, he learned some strategies for staying sober through difficult things
Opening the Spiritual Door
January 2016
A member discusses how he came to believe after getting sober
In God's Garden
November 2015
Confronted with a drinking work colleague, he had to let go of the results
The October Issue of Grapevine Is Here!
September 2015
This month's special section features stories on letting go of resentments
I Get To Be With Her
September 2015
A Closer Look at Myself
June 2015
By:
Edward C.
| Ft. Myers Shores,, Florida
He loved being everyone's judge, until he discovered a little thing called a character defect