Time to Smell the Flowers
July 1982
By:
S. B.
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
An expression of gratitude for being sober and being able to help others
Carrying the Message in China
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul S.
| Kunming, Yunnan
An expat describes the world of AA in China
We Keep Going
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Tom M.
| Belvidere, Illinois
A string of major losses gave him the challenge of a lifetime, but his sobriety never wavered. AA was always there
10,000 Stories
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Norman L.
| Yukon, Okla.
With tears, they emptied out the meeting room. One thing that touched his heart most was the wooden podium where so many shared hope
A front-row seat
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Butch M.
| Santee, California
Helping other guys not only keeps him sober, but gives him the gift to see God change lives
Resentment Removed
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
PBN
| Pawleys Island, S.C.
A fervent Third Step prayer erased a resentment and launched one man into long-term sobriety
Pearl and the Pigeon
July 2014
By:
Phyll T.
| Parry Sound, Ontario,
At the time, she couldn't see how these two women in an old pickup truck would help her find her way home
Honey, Have You Been Drinking?
March 2013
By:
William B.
| Prairie Village, Kansas
At seven months, a newcomer deals with trust issues
Letters from my Father
July 2012
By:
—Gary N.
| Lilburn, Georgia
A sober son discovers that he and his dad had more in common than they thought
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
September 2011
By:
Rochelle L.
| Portland, Oregon
A quarter of a century sober and they still don't talk about it
They Brought a Meeting to My Madhouse
April 1975
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
A stirring plea for more interest and more hard work in institutions
Web Exclusive: They Told Me: "To Drink is to Die"
June 2011
By:
Cahlen H.
| Idaho
A young member from a family devasted by the effects of alcoholism finds her way to AA.