15 minutes
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Kim P.
| Redway, California
This newcomer was desperate to stop drinking, but days and hours were too much to handle
Glad to be Here
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
J.W.
| Johnston, Iowa
AA taught him how to stop making a mess of his life and learn to be a friend to himself and others
Lucky Strike
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Larry A.
| Monkton, Maryland
Good thing he kept coming. The coffee and pizza weren’t so bad after all, and he even got on the team
Just the Right Time
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Shirley P.
| Agoura Hills, Calfornia
As she walked along the beach, exhausted from anger and ego, she thanked her Higher Power for saving her
An AA Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
From despair in rural Massachusetts to a fulfilling life in Paris – a story of letting go and taking responsibility
Trick or Treat
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Mary W.
| Oswego, Illinois
Thanks to AA, a mom learns to laugh and let go so the future is no longer spooky
The best gift of all
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Sean O.
| Santa Monica, Calif.
Depressed and desperate, he signed up to chair the 7 A.M. Christmas morning meeting. It probably saved his life
Young sober & free
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Valerie T.
| Vista, Calif.
A surprise challenge at a sober dance was just the start of her journey back to joy
Somewhere in the Catskills
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
R.W.
| New York, N.Y.
Sobriety can take us on some interesting adventures when we remember to keep reaching out
Love From Dusk til Dawn
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Robert H.
| Baldwin, N.Y.,
Each day where they meet, a dedicated crew sees that AA happens. Luckily, tomorrow they get to do it all again
Any Lengths
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
P.K.
| Kansas City
When sponsoring, it’s sometimes hard to tell when to quit or when to keep going, so we ask for help
It All Began at a Meeting
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Gina
| Florida
No matter where she goes in her far-flung travels, AA—that is, you—is always with her
15 minutes
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Kim P.
| Redway, California
This newcomer was desperate to stop drinking, but days and hours were too much to handle
Glad to be Here
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
J.W.
| Johnston, Iowa
AA taught him how to stop making a mess of his life and learn to be a friend to himself and others
Lucky Strike
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Larry A.
| Monkton, Maryland
Good thing he kept coming. The coffee and pizza weren’t so bad after all, and he even got on the team
Just the Right Time
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Shirley P.
| Agoura Hills, Calfornia
As she walked along the beach, exhausted from anger and ego, she thanked her Higher Power for saving her
An AA Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
From despair in rural Massachusetts to a fulfilling life in Paris – a story of letting go and taking responsibility
Trick or Treat
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Mary W.
| Oswego, Illinois
Thanks to AA, a mom learns to laugh and let go so the future is no longer spooky
The best gift of all
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Sean O.
| Santa Monica, Calif.
Depressed and desperate, he signed up to chair the 7 A.M. Christmas morning meeting. It probably saved his life
Young sober & free
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Valerie T.
| Vista, Calif.
A surprise challenge at a sober dance was just the start of her journey back to joy
Somewhere in the Catskills
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
R.W.
| New York, N.Y.
Sobriety can take us on some interesting adventures when we remember to keep reaching out
Love From Dusk til Dawn
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Robert H.
| Baldwin, N.Y.,
Each day where they meet, a dedicated crew sees that AA happens. Luckily, tomorrow they get to do it all again
Any Lengths
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
P.K.
| Kansas City
When sponsoring, it’s sometimes hard to tell when to quit or when to keep going, so we ask for help
It All Began at a Meeting
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Gina
| Florida
No matter where she goes in her far-flung travels, AA—that is, you—is always with her
Step right up
November 2018
By:
Keith S.
| Kingman, Arizona
A member shares his thoughts about anonymity, attraction, promotion and setting up an AA booth at the county fair
