First Names Only
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
What helped was the people I met there: a TV actor, doctors, politicians, even schoolteachers! If they could take a chance, why couldn’t I?
In all our affairs
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
A month later I was in a prostate cancer survivor group. It became clear to me that by using what I learned in my AA program, I was able to help other cancer patients as well as myself.
Better than football & pie
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
Who knew throwing on an apron and rolling up his sleeves would be the secret to a joyful Thanksgiving Day?
Mission accomplished
February 2021
| Sponsorship
A trip to help a sick sponsee becomes a powerful reminder of the message and love we get to pass on
It takes a village
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
A longtime member in Tennessee gleefully remembers the wonderful oldtimers who gave him his start
AA Superstar
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
With two months in AA, he was on a mission to save the world. It didn’t quite turn out that way
The Outside Members
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
Inside or outside of prison, the common denominator is one alcoholic helping another
The Path To Survival
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
She thought God wasn’t listening. It turned out he was
A New—But the Same—Addiction
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
He was a garden variety alcoholic, not a drug addict. Or so he thought
Choosing Happiness
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
A letter to a sponsee reveals a blueprint for sobriety
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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