A Good Sign
March 2021
| Making Amends
Sullen and defiant, she sat in the cheery room and sulked. But something on the wall kept her there until the AA message could sink in
On Top of the World
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
On a remote island near Russia, a member lucks out and finds another alcoholic, whose AA lifeline is the phone
From the Streets to the Rooms
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
Homeless and at her first AA meeting, she was hoping to get kicked out—until she read the Steps on the wall…
Slow Learners and Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
The compelling story of a man who couldn’t get it right—and then did
Walkin’ Funny
April 2020
| Home Group
Stranger things have happened at an AA home group, but this Sunday morning’s was pretty good
Island of hope
April 2020
| Home Group
An old-timer recalls moving as far away as she could to stop her drinking. Somehow, this time it worked
The smell of freedom
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
When it was time to admit, she spent some quiet time in a very special place under the sky
How we drank
April 2019
| Relapse
Do we sometimes forget to share about why we came to AA in the first place?
Effects Produced By Alcoholics Anonymous
August 2018
The month of June is momentous for her, containing love and loss—and finally rebirth within the fellowship of AA
The Party
March 2018
Newly sober, he was a bit nervous about going to a party where people would be drinking. But his AA friend showed him that, when the chips were down, sobriety is what counted
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