A very good April
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Bill S.
| East Orleans, Mass.
It’s now many years later. I will go out and hide the Easter eggs before anyone else gets up. Finding AA and getting sober was a miracle of my life.
Growing Up & Growing Older
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Susan A.
| Rocklin, Calif.
I am 70 years old now. Today I wonder whether it’s not harder to grow old than to grow up. I could not have survived without the love and support of my AA friends.
Island of hope
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Brenda B.
| Alaska
An old-timer recalls moving as far away as she could to stop her drinking. Somehow, this time it worked
10 things I wish I’d known
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Dan C.
| New York, N.Y.
If I can quiet my mind for just long enough and just shut up for a second, something better always crystallizes. I don’t need what I thought I needed.
Getting back up
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
I came into AA in Los Angeles in 1965. I’ve been sober ever since. Through the years, action has been the magic that has kept me going.
The Difference Between Drunk and Sober
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Judith K.
| San Francisco, Calif.
The difference between active alcoholism and sobriety? Like night and day
A Chance To Live
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bob L.
| Springfield, Ill.
Blessings gained and a new life lived through “the collective voice of AA”
Gone fishing
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Anonymous
| Ontario
A member in Canada fondly recalls his early days and reminds us of surrender and contentment
New to Sobriety—and Trying to Stay Alive
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kathy V.
| Las Vegas, N.M.
Struggling with illness and a loved one who drinks, she finds faith in AA
A clear sign
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Pat S.
| Minden, Nevada
For some, a spiritual experience arrives as a miracle and can even happen at 65 mph
Priest with a secret
May 2017
By:
Warren H.
| Hoboken, New Jersey
After a few months sober, he knew it was time to tell the group how different he was. Would they let him stay?
How to Face a Cocktail Party
May 1945
By:
Hugh B.
| Manhattan, New York
(By One Who Doesn't Like Them, Either)
Sweet Dreams
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By:
Susan K-M.
| Sarasota, Fla.
Sobriety, foretold in a dream
Nothing In Moderation
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By:
Charles M.
| Freehold, N.J.
In everything—including sobriety, thankfully—he knows no moderation
My Step Three Experience
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By:
Mari Beth L.
| Jacksonville,, N.C.
Finding her true Higher Power in a church was like coming home again
A Love Affair with Alcohol
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Deanna S.
| Roswell, Georgia
Her marriage or Long Island iced teas? She had to make a decision. Luckily, she chose AA
The Power of the Ocean
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By:
Alessandra H.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Getting sober wasn’t easy, but the profound peace she now feels was worth every struggle
She Believed She Could.
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tammy N
| Rome, Ga.
She found AA—and AA found her
Sober Sisters
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Susan and Lynda C.
| New York, New York
Daughters of an AA mom share their long, wonderful stories
Party Guy
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Many nights after the bar had closed, he’d still be downing whiskey shots. Oh yeah...the wife and kids
Just in Time
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
C.R.
| Columbus, Georgia
Full of rage at 20 years sober, a mail carrier gets a special delivery from her Higher Power
Tough Crowd
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Ore.
A member in Oregon fondly remembers the old geezers at his home group who liked to bark orders. Luckily, he grabbed onto Darrell
No defense
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Dolly A.
| Old Orchard Beach, Maine
As her meetings slipped away, the wine started looking good. Then one day she reached for the glass
Forgive Quickly Laugh Easily
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Caroline M.
| Novato, Calif.
A mom shares how she found purpose in a place where her heart feels at home
A Disease That Settles
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By:
Tina C.
| Athens, Ala.
How does General Service keep us sober? She counts the ways