A Question of Sanity
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
A newcomer gets a little Higher Power logic to help him find his way to Step Two
Indeed Miraculous
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
Through AA, he found a new, more powerful relationship with a Higher Power that was with him his whole life
It was Grace
September 2023
| Young & Sober
She came to realize that a Higher Power was looking over her all the time
Safe & Loved
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
A gay member shares about his struggles with Step Two and how his grandmother helped out
While You’re Down There…
February 2023
| Making Amends
It was suggested that I throw my shoes up under the bed, and when I got up in the morning, since I was down on my knees anyway, to pray. Well, I did not do that.
The hole in my soul
February 2023
| Making Amends
For years she searched for something bigger and still felt empty, until AA turned on a light
A Power Saner Than Myself
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
Navigating both sobriety and mental illness, she finds a path forward in AA
Close Call at the Wedding
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
With booze everywhere and no phone in sight, a freaked-out newcomer gets the surprise of his life
Singing & Searching
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
My Higher Power is always exposing me to new songs. I listen to the lyrics, the voices, the music—and I feel. It’s so wonderful to have my own personal DJ now.
Trust
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
As an active alcoholic, I had been unable to quit drinking for years and years. I tried over and over, but could not find a way to free myself. I was like the frenzied wren.
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