Out of the Storm
January 2012
By:
Lee T.
| Dawsonville, Georgia
A newcomer explores Step One and the five ways he was definitely powerless and unmanageable
It Works For Me
September 2007
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
Sober sixty years, a member reflects on AA's principles
Denial: A Story In Three Parts
May 2006
By:
Victoria P.
| Los Angeles, California
The thick wall finally cracks for this hard-drinking lawyer
Long Crawl to the First Step
February 1974
By:
T. H. M.
| Oakland, California
Surrender is terribly difficult but reaching that point is even harder
Problems with the Alcoholic Executive
June 1960
By:
Ivan Underwood
Here is the "Half-Man" in business, the individual who does not get too drunk to function at all but who can operate only at half-speed with his morning hangover and four-martini lunch
Think, Think, Think!
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jim C.
| Cumming, Ga.
The sign was upside-down—but so was his thinking!
Bright Lights of Fun
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
When getting sober, we redefine fun. For her, it’s joy, contentment and authentic belly laughs
Bright Lights of Fun
January 2013
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
How a young AA learned to re-define “fun,” and find a colorful new world
What's On Your Mind?
July 2014
By:
Joyce T.
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
An AA wonders if getting a sponsor is a requirement to staying sober
Young, Drunk and Broke
January 2011
By:
Jamie L.
| Oceanside, California
Sleeping in a dumpster was just the beginning of the end
Color-blind
November 2006
By:
Wally F.
| Phelan, California
THIS AA HAD TO FIND A MEETING WITH HIS KIND OF DRUNK
What Will I Get Out of It?
December 2003
By:
Anne S.
| Albany, New York
At least as much as you put in --Step Twelve
Why Don't We Talk About Sex?
November 1989
By:
P. S.
| Greenwich, Connecticut
From the November 1969 Grapevine
Why Don't We Talk About Sex?
November 1982
By:
P. S.
Next to survival, it is the most powerful motivating force in our lives, yet we sweep it under the rug, says this writer - From the November 1969 Grapevine
Why Don't We Talk About Sex?
November 1969
By:
P. S.
| Greenwich, Connecticut
Next to survival, it is the most powerful motivating force in our lives, yet we sweep it under the rug, says this writer
18 Wheels & 12 Steps
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Ken H.
| Pearl River, Louisiana
A Loner trucker shares how he stays sober on the road—from L.A. to Maine to Florida
Open-Minded Wonder
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Stephanie M.
| Bend, Ore.
From “a life lived in the bottle” to a deep appreciation of a sober existence
Keeping it real
July 2018
By:
Jamie M.
| Butler, Pennsylvania
What Renee and Becky taught her traveled into her heart. Now she turns around and gives it back
The Reunion
May 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Lee’s Summit, Mo.
He’d been drinking all his life, but when his children threatened to boycott the family reunion he understood how serious his problem was
One for Mom and one for Harv
July 2016
A family passes down the gratitude for all Alcoholics Anonymous has given them.