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Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Anonymous | Lamy, N.M.
Faith. Hope. Humility. Service. It adds up to 21 years

No defense

January 2022 | Beginners
By: J.C. | Peculiar, Mo.
Stop drinking on his own? No problem. Little did he know, a giant warehouse of booze was about to teach him something he’ll never forget

800 miles away

December 2021 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By: Barbara B. | Binford, N.D.
Thanks to technology and quick thinking, an isolated alcoholic gets “rescued” by her group back in Colorado

Quiet Gratitude

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: C.M. | Kihei, Hawaii
After getting sober, all the good things that come her way are just “icing on the cake”

Paddling in a pandemic

November 2021 | Prayer and Meditation
By: Breanna Z. Chico | Chico, Calif.
While most of the world was in lockdown, this crew of newcomers got busy

Ride on time

November 2021 | Prayer and Meditation
By: Corky J. | Monterey, Calif.
Her name was Officer Shirley. She apologized for putting me in the backseat. As we drove to our destination, I noticed people stare and then look away.

Not all is well

October 2021 | Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By: Matt H. | California
I was inside cooling down, and my wife came in from outside with a concerned look. “There’s a woman out front who fell,” she said. “I think she’s drunk.”

Locked Down & Plugged In

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
By: Bob M. | Los Angeles, Calif.
A longtime AA member and musician tunes in to stay focused and useful as the COVID-19 pandemic dims the lights on the performing world

The 73 - year-old Newcomer

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
By: Rae C. | Winnipeg, Manitoba
For someone who couldn’t believe you could stop drinking after 70, she’s sure loving life now

PRO•CRAS•TIN•A•TION

June 2021 | Dating & Relationships
By: Nicholas L. | Paris
When he does the Steps, character defects get lifted. But is today the day to be ready to look at this five-syllable word?

Just A Moment

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Steven F. | Ellicott City, Md.
Sometimes a moment can last a lifetime

Doing Time on the Chain Gang

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Mike R. | Tracys Landing, Md.
He’d never had a speeding ticket and now he was doing serious time. His first stop in prison was AA

The Secret List

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Linda R. | Pleasanton, Calif.
She kept a mental list of “things I will have to drink over.” After her mom and dad’s deaths, she let go of it

A Meeting to Remember

April 2020 | Home Group
By: Jenny L. | St. Louis, Mo.
One day at her home group, a surprising thing happened that opened her eyes to Step Three

I Cried Almost Every Day

February 2020 | Tough Times
By: Anonymous | Victorville, Calif.
A mother wraps herself up in every AA tool she can after the tragic loss of her husband

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The Pleasures of Reading

January 1945
By: Felicia G. | Manhattan, New York
<emphasis type="italic">The Glass Crutch; the Biographical Novel of William Wynne Wister</emphasis> <lbBy Jim Bishop (Doubleday, Doran &amp; Co., $2.50)

Rudy, Pee Wee, Paula, Peggy & Johnny

September 1944

Prescription for a Good Life

May 2026 | How the steps changed my life
By: Paul H. | Cary, North Carolina
A doctor who once lost his license for drinking discovers a wonderful new life through the Twelve Steps

So Worth It

January 2024 | Emotional Sobriety
By: B.B. | Mississauga, Ontario
A member in Canada shares his long wonderful story of relationships, sponsors and living the good life

Hold on tight

June 2022 | Stories by Longtimers!
By: Alice M. | Cleveland, Ohio
At five months sober, she was about to give up. But a late night motorcycle ride gave her the jump start she needed

Dear Grapevine

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts

Slow Boil To Alcoholism

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Caroline BK | Kirkland, Wash.
It took her a while to become an alcoholic and a while longer to get sober. But her sobriety is a journey she’s grateful to be on

Craving

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Jim S. | Virginia Beach, Va.
Looking back after half a century in AA, he remembers his intense craving for alcohol and how the Steps and his Higher Power pulled him through

Looking Inward

August 2020 | LGBTQ+
By: Joseph F. | Mesa, Ariz.
A newcomer’s prayer on a meeting patio one day leads him to a profound personal experience with a Higher Power

Purpose and Meaning

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Stephanie S. | Bend, Ore.
After a journey through alcoholism that almost killed her, she recovered with the help of the Steps and the Big Book

Son of a rocket scientist

January 2020 | Spiritual Awakenings
By: David M. | Denver, Colo.
His analytical mind had to see results of a Higher Power at work. Thanks to his sponsor, he could show you it on a chart

No Matter Where I Go, There I Am

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: Gregg C. | Hennepin, Ill.
Traveling around the world, he finds AA ready and waiting for him.

Unhappy memorial day

April 2019 | Relapse
By: Porter T. | San Diego, California
After a bellyfull of beer, a sober Vietnam vet’s celebration takes a very nasty turn

Off course

September 2018
By: David S. | Gouverneur, New York
A tragic death woke him to his reckless drinking. Now, with some hope, he’s on the right road

Down & Out in DC

August 2017
By: Bernard R. | Dover, New Hampshire
An old-timer remembers when he couldn’t keep a job or a marriage. But he sure knew where the liquor was

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