Window of Opportunity
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
T.R.
| Isleton, California
At six months sober, his view of the world was getting much better. Well...not this day
100 Beards
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jack H.
| Westminster, Md.
What sobriety lifeline does a Santa turn to when he can’t get to meetings? Grapevine, of course
Hope, After All
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.P.
Her losses mounted even after escaping an abusive marriage, but today she is sober and a “woman of valor”
Keep Coming Back
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kent S.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
Every time he relapsed, AA picked him up again—and told him to keep on coming
A Whole New World
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Cathleen G.
| Dallas, Texas
A daughter returning home for the holidays shares her joy about how AA has transformed her family
The Hard and Stubborn Lot
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.C.
| Belchertown, Mass
Fearful at first, he helped an inmate find a life outside of prison—and discovered they shared more than he had thought possible
The Outside Members
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lisa S.
| Nashville, Tenn.
Inside or outside of prison, the common denominator is one alcoholic helping another
Return to Bourbon St.
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
D.K.
| St. Louis, Mo.
For years, New Year’s Eve was a drunken blur. Now that she’s sober, she can remember it
Is Adversity Getting to You? Try Rule #62!
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Tracey C.
| Pomeroy, Ohio
A simple rule changed her mantra from “Why Me?” to “Why Not Me?”
My way out
March 2018
By:
Karen A.
| New York, New York
On a sad hike through the English woods, she found the path back to gratitude
Sometimes Quickly, Sometimes Slowly
March 2016
It took over 20 years for him to hear the message of AA, but he did hear it
Out of a Living Hell
May 2014
By:
Nancy B.
| Enola, Pennsylvania
Sober four years, she can now enjoy being alive
Just Having Fun
April 2014
By:
Tina F.
| Ashburn, Virginia
She had to face the fact that her drinking wasn't what it seemed to be
2 Shadows, 1 House
February 2014
By:
Mike B.
| Munith, Michigan
AA provides shelter from a double dose of childhood pain
The Best Ingredients
May 2013
By:
Celeste D.,
| Hagerstown, Maryland
With one cup sponsor, 12 Steps and a pinch of hope, she cooked up a whole new life
No Opinion
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
Thanks to Tradition Ten, he learned that it was OK not to let everyone know what he thought about everything
Never Too Young
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Annette C.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once she was introduced to the world of Young People’s AA events, she never looked back!
Breaking the cicle
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
John K.
| Ontario
A member shares about compassion, chronic relapsing and his longtime friendship with his AA buddy Norm
Passing the Torch
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Anonymous
| Florence, Ore.
How a well-meaning mission to preach the “right AA” became a beautiful lesson in tolerance and service
Up from the Ashes
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Carla H.
| Chico, Calif.
How a mother kept her cool and stayed close to AA as tragedy struck her family and her California town
A step too far?
March 2018
By:
M.E.
| Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
An old-timer talks about the changes in AA over the years, including one she’s not too fond of
Walking the Walk
October 2017
By:
Jen S.
| San Antonio, Texas
Stationed far from home and with drinking all around her, a newcomer calls up her AA tools to stay sober another day
It could have been me
June 2017
By:
Rachel W.
| West Lebanon, New Hampshire
A horrible tragedy on the day she got sober reminds a mother when she too was drunk at the wheel
Quiet example
June 2017
By:
Anonymous
His sponsor never talked about all the service he did. You just had to watch him
Hope
April 2017
During the course of her drinking career, she thought she was “not your typical alcoholic,” but one last relapse finally breaks through her denial
Ordinary hero
November 2016
When it comes to going to any lengths, she’s reminded that she’s just another drunk
The False Sea
November 2015
He had to concede that his drinking wasn't just part of the fisherman lifestyle
The angel at the table
March 2011
By:
Bob R.
| Shelburne, Vermont
Twenty-five years later he’s still passing on what a mysterious stranger offered him
Using Tradition Three within the AA Fellowship
March 2004
By:
Linda W.
| Libertyville, Illinois
Is it possible to help someone who doesn't have a problem with alcohol?