10 years sober
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Mike G.
| Madison, Missouri
There in the basement on his plywood bed, he was going to be OK. Something had changed
Crazy for service
August 2018
By:
Vera F.
| Bend, Oregon
A district Grapevine rep discovers a wonderful world of service, meeting others and carrying the message
The Lucky Ones
May 2018
By:
Nancy G.
| New York, NY
Not everyone makes it to AA, but she was one of the lucky ones who got help and received tools for guidance and living
OK for this day
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Kate K.
| Lakewood, Washington
She got sober just in time to face a breakup and a new baby—and her sponsor’s words held true
He Opened The Door
September 2017
By:
Michael M.
| Placentia, Calif.
She was a dry drunk, searching and lost, until a suggestion by a teacher unexpectedly showed her the door to sobriety
The Bug
May 2017
His father warned him that alcoholism was part of his make-up, but it took him two different careers to discover he had "the bug"
What’s good for the group
January 2017
By:
Dan W.
| Eatonville, Washington
Through lots of trial and error, a member learns the importance of AA unity
Ceased Fighting
October 2016
She connected to the power in the rooms, and with her sponsor’s help, she learned to take off the gloves
Nowhere To Go But Up
September 2016
Her bottom didn’t hit when she found her mother dead, and she kept on drinking when her child was born, but when she ended up behind bars, she realized having nowhere to go but up can be a blessing
She Said She Was Doing Fine
April 2016
By:
Janice H.
| Clayton, California
Her friend Susan knew everyone in AA and seemed to have it all. So what happened?
High Fever
April 2016
At 27 years, he was getting close to a drink. Would he tell someone or keep it to himself?
Higher Powers and Nonbelievers
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Joe C.
| Toronto, Ontario
He was finally going to admit the fact that he was ‘happy, joyous and God-free.’ Would others in the rooms accept him?
Dear Grapevine
October 2018
The stranger
October 2018
By:
Gerry R.
| Clancy, Montana
On a quiet road, an alcoholic encounters a man who gives him the faith to sing at the top of his lungs
Close call at 10,000 feet
June 2018
By:
Chris R.
| Spokane, Washington
High above the Grand Canyon, a newcomer was overcome with the obsession. Luckily, he had friends in Phoenix
The home inside us
March 2018
By:
Rick S.
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania
How two Ricks on very different paths found peace and friendship on the same road
Dear Grapevine
August 2017
Living Proof
July 2017
By:
Chris M.
| Brookhaven, Georgia
How a good kid descended into a life of liquor and jails and found a new way to live in prison
Close to my heart
June 2017
By:
Marc B.
| Alexandria, Virginia
The necklace she wore told this newcomer that someone very special never gave up
Don’t Drink and Don’t Die
July 2016
Three decades in AA taught him how to use the tools of the program to stay alive through the pain—and deep joy—of living one day at a time in sobriety
Dear Grapevine
January 2016
From 3,000 Miles Away
June 2015
By:
Tod C.
| Chino, California
A man serving 30 to life learns a new way to live from someone he's never seen
I Better Get a Kiss Out of This
April 2014
By:
George K.
| Magnolia, Texas
Lucky for him, a romantic night out took a very strange turn
River of Shadows
January 2014
By:
Dick L.
| Meridian, Idaho
Sometimes it is in the darkest places that the light is most visible
Smile for Mickey
November 2013
By:
Larry H.
| Flagstaff, Arizona
From childhood on, he never fit in the picture, until he got to AA
Dear Grapevine
August 2013