Starting my day over
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Judy H.
| Claremont, Calif.
A mom in California writes about fellowship, grief, kindness, humor and being present
A World of Yets
April 2016
Coming into AA very young, he knew there were other consequences of drinking waiting for him
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
One Sunday Afternoon
June 1978
By:
P. O.
| Santa Ana, California
Who knows what might result from a chance encounter?
Alcoholism At Large
April 2019
| Relapse
Only One Solution
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Janine R.
| Sylmar, Calif.
Her active alcoholism kicked off with a beer at the student union and ended with a desperate plea for help from within an abandoned building
Not A Pretty Drinker
September 2006
By:
Danna F.
| New York, New York
At seven years sober, a twenty-two-year-old looks back
A Non-alcoholic's "Alcoholic Problem
July 1953
By:
O. J.
| Omak, Washington
They were delighted to help me before I had turned to drink. . .
Fitting In
May 2018
By:
Jim G.
| New Boston, N.H.
He played the clown and partied hard, but was never able to find his place until he got honest about his drinking
Newcomers And Social Media
October 2017
By:
Thomas P.
| Wichita Falls, Texas
At first he didn’t see what the big deal was about celebrating his sobriety on social media, until someone explain the real meaning of anonymity
The February 2014 Issue Is Here!
February 2014
This month's special section features stories about emotional sobriety
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
October 1987
By:
Neale MacMillan
Mexican Moonshine
I Stayed for the Sake of the Children
August 1953
By:
Mrs. E.
| Hill city, Minnesota
A family story of shipwreck and rescue
Moments of Believing
June 2011