Hot Diggity Dog!
November 1996
By:
Anonymous
| Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
Newly sober, this AA had a chance encounter with a hot dog vendor
A Time for Thanks Giving
November 1952
Running The Circus
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Briana O.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
Concept Seven tells her that AA is a living, breathing Fellowship kept alive by us—the people who once couldn’t keep a cactus alive
Little by Little
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Anonymous
| Tucson, Arizona
Step Three was challenging, but she started small, looked around, saw the change and knew there was something more
It’s About Time
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dana G.
| Longmont, Colo.
At last even the clocks agreed—it as time to get sober.
It’s Just What We Do
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By:
C.M.
| Cascade Locks, Ore.
Her home group gave this faltering newcomer a “precious gift” that set her on the path to sobriety
Who Would Ever Have Imagined?
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori L.
| Indianapolis, Ind.
She thought she had it all, but without sobriety it meant nothing
One Beautiful Sunny Day
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Patricia K.
| Tujunga, Calif.
After a traumatic accident, the spirit of the Fellowship keeps her going
Here & Now
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Maryellen O.
| San Rafael, Calif.
Through cancer and COVID, this longtimer finds joy in service and accepting life exactly where it is
How To Belong To A Home Group
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Julie J.
| West Hartford, Conn.
To belong to a home group is to discover that we are each imperfect—and each deserving of love
Talking to students
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ann O.
| Needham, Mass.
A member in Boston shares what it’s like to serve on a CPC committee that reaches out to future professionals in college