Going Sane
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Katy O.
| Satellite Beach, Florida
This fun-loving newcomer thought AA meant the good times were over. Boy, did she get a big surprise
The Importance of My Sobriety Date
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By:
Debi F.
| Spring, Texas
Remembering the day you got sober reminds you of the day before
Before I Speak or Act
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
Tradition Twelve reminds him how important anonymity and humility are in all his sober activities
A Rebirth in AA
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By:
Haley M.
| Sterling, Colo.
Getting sober young, she is born again through AA
Lost & Found
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Anonymous
| Oshkosh, Wisconsin
She thought she’d find a guy in the coffee shop. Instead, she found something even better
Age 16—But Never Too Young
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By:
Kent P.
| Sparta, N.C.
The “fog of drunkenness” dissipated early for him
A Tip From The Grapevine
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By:
Jeffrey C.
| Big Canoe, Ga.
Just because we think it doesn’t make it so
On the Front Lines
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Jeffrey H.
| Lancaster, Calif.
Keeping his local Intergroup office running like a well-oiled machine is love and service—but it’s also a job
I got this under control
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Chris T.
| Oakland, Calif.
After a decade of blackouts, hidden bottles and futile explanations, a dad gives up the battle and heads for AA
Time’s up
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
David S.
| New York, N.Y.
Should we limit the length of shares at our meetings?
A longtimer has some thoughts
A longtimer has some thoughts
LGBTQ: Becoming A Member of AA
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By:
Mike P.
| Lakebay, Wash.
He thought he’d be rejected when he walked into his first meeting
Surrender at the 11th Hour
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By:
Dan D.
| Matthews, N.C.
A former Marine fights the Great War against alcoholism, one day at a time
A true friend
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Janie W.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Writing to a member in prison became a bright spot in her day. Hopefully it helped him too
The Seeds of Treatment
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By:
Kathleen W.
| Roseburg, Ore.
Once the seed of acceptance was planted within herself, she found a way to nourish it in others
