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A Canine to the Rescue

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Sara B. | Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario
For this writer, safety and sobriety come in four-legged form

A night in the Yard

July 2022 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: S.S. | Phoenix, Ariz.
Sad and scared, her drinking had landed her in prison. But she was sober and some peace came from up above

Certainty in An Uncertain World

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Ray G. | Knysna
Normally, he took the stairs—but something told him to wait for the elevator

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

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Rocky Mountain High

February 2013
By: Andy L. | Stevensville, Montana
He got his bike and his life back for an incredible 34 sober years on the road

Cracked Pipes

December 2012
By: Anonymous | Charlottesville, Virginia
A post-holiday emergency knocked her right off her pink cloud

Ed, We Think You Have a Problem

September 2012
By: Ed P. | Gloucester, Massachusetts
His wife was on his back, and now his boss? Time to take drastic action

Back from Haiti

August 2012
By: Susan J. | Iowa City, Iowa
After 18 years, a disaster-relief nurse forgets her primary purpose

Honeymoon

August 2012
By: G.P. | Elbert, Colorado
His love affair with early sobriety sent his wife screaming from the house

Calm, Cool, Collected

June 2012
By: Beverly W. | Boca Raton, Florida
In Step Six, she realized good things would come with a little hard work

Embroidering Resentments

April 2012
By: Bob B. | Beaumont, Texas
Years of AA and Step work showed him that he could cut the thread on his anger

Web Exclusive: The Alcoholic Express

January 2012
By: Paul S. | New York, New York
A chance encounter on a commuter train introduces a man to the idea of sobriety

Speed Bump

January 2012
By: Daniel S. | Mesa, Arizona
After a bicycle accident landed him in the hospital, he surrendered to the program of AA

River's Edge

January 2012
By: Mary L. | Auburndale, Florida
A desperate day on the Potomac was this drunken mom's moment of truth

Designated Driver

November 2011
By: Nathalie H. | Sacramento, California
The concert was all in good fun—until their car went off the cliff

Keep the Change

September 2011
By: Malkiel-Robert | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
A transition from drunk to sober, unworthy to deserving, woman to man …

Web Exclusive: Growing Up Drunk

September 2011
By: Suzette C. | Santa Cruz, California
Her drinking career began at girl's slumber party at age 12 and ended 23 years later

Caught on Tape

May 2011
By: Brooklyn W. | Jacksonville, Florida
He couldn’t believe the belligerent monster on the TV screen was him

Dear Grapevine

March 2011

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