In the County Workhouse
July 2011
By:
Scott S.
A sober man makes amends for his DUIs by taking meetings to imprisoned drunk drivers
The Twelve and Twelve at Noon
May 2011
By:
Tom G.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
At lunchtime meetings, a member learns through the Twelve Steps to experience a sober circle of life
An Inside Job
May 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
An Inside Job
April 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
A Unilateral Approach
April 2011
By:
Billy D.
| Los Gatos, California
When it comes to working Step Four, it’s this sponsor’s way or the freeway
Of Spandex and Spirituality
February 2011
By:
Anonymous
He finally accepted his alcoholism, his sexuality and his life
GIMME SHELTER
March 2010
By:
JENNIFER P.
| Christchurch, New Zealand
In her search for a home for her family, a member finds serenity
Just one drink away
July 2009
By:
Tony P.
| San Francisco, Calif.
Doing the work and remembering the past reminds an AA not to pick up
Risk AND FAITH
February 2008
By:
Stephen B.
| Corvallis, Oregon
An AA gets out of his head and into his heart
The White Whale
December 2006
By:
Margaret D.
| Beverly, Massachusetts
A home group overflows with variety
Along Spiritual Lines: Honoring One's Faith
May 2006
By:
David M.
| Los Angeles, California
An Orthodox Jew talks about faith, recovery, and the Steps of AA
Amateurs Anonymous
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
W.H.
| New York, N.Y.
A member learns the importance of not being an expert on everything—not even AA. He’s just an alcoholic
Rocketed
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Katana R.
| Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
How on earth would she ever have fun again without alcohol? Little did she know her life was just taking off
Just Following Suggestions
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Don S.
| Mountain City
Someone wrecked his new car, and boy did they need a good cussing out! Luckily, his sponsor had a better idea
When to Tell Others
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Laura C.
| Deland, Fla.
A member shares her struggle about when to stay anonymous
Collective Conscience
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Bob P.
| Tucson, Ariz.
We cooperate to help the alcoholic. Our Twelve Concepts show us the way
The Best We Could
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Michael S.
| Boca Raton, Fla.
After years of resentment, a gay member reunites with his dad, and AA helps heal the pain
The One Difference Between Them And Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chad P.
Taking meetings to jail, he is grateful for the men doing “his time for him”
From Outside to Inside
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Audrey S.
| Pompano Beach, Fla.
She found the meeting after the meeting—and discovered the healing power of AA service
Step Work
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Louis B.
| Albuquerque, N.M.
With speaker tapes, laughter, wrong turns and sore feet, he’s learning to enjoy life, putting one foot in front of the other
A Winning Game
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Nicole S.
| Denver, Colo.
She made a play to fit her love of football into her new sober life and scored big
The Start of a Lifelong Journey
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Ashley K.
| Pompano, Fla.
Fresh out of jail, and options, she rode her bike to an AA meeting
A Grateful Heart
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Midlothian, Va.
Nearly 30 years later, a grateful alcoholic reflects on the experience of getting sober young
A million miles away
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Rick C.
| Boonsboro, Maryland
After years of drinking and searching for faith, AA helped him break free and find his place in the world
A Pioneer in Paris
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Manuel of ParisBarcelona
| Barcelona
Now in his 90s, an old-timer in Europe recalls the early days of AA in France
Finding Sobriety Through Quantum Physics
June 2017
By:
Robert D.
| Manasquan, N.J.
For this young student newly arriving in AA, restoring his life to sanity found a parallel in the dizzying movements of subatomic particles