Saying Goodbye
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Benjamin F.
| Mesa.,, Ariz.
Bidding farewell to be beloved father, finding new life in AA
Made It Out of Hell
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Kathy F.
| Dardenne Prairie, Mo.
A mom, sober since 1972, recalls the fearful secretive years before AA and how much better life is now
Just like dad
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Jake G.
| Leander, Texas
The alcoholic “monster” he tried so hard not to become was the person he turned to for help
Living Proof
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jim O.
| Morrisville, Pa.
A call to help a fellow member in a legal jam presents an opportunity to witness the love we show one another
A Long Recovery After A Long Relapse
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Daniel P.
| Vancouver, Wash.
Twenty years of drinking left him literally scarred, but active recovery brought him to peaceful sobriety and a chance to journey around the world
Showtime
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Mark J.
| Kona, Hawaii
After years of bad blood, it was time to make amends to his mom. Who knew it would involve a new outfit and a bunch of dancing
All are welcome
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Kent S.
| Hartland, Wisconsin
How a barn that love built became the go-to place for meetings, picnics, campouts and joy
This is the door you're looking for
October 2018
By:
Lori U.
| Portland, Oregon
She may not have been raised to end up on skid row, but she sure found her hope there
Carpenter, welder, snake-handler, drunk
August 2018
By:
Pig Farmer George
| Yakima, Washington
An old-timer writes of hard work and drinking and how sharing a donut can make his day
Last Chances
May 2015
By:
Kathy F.
| Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania
Landing in the emergency room with heart troubles was her bottom
The Gift of Sharing
December 2014
By:
Rick T.
| Falcon Heights, Minnesota
The words he spoke to his AA group that December opened their hearts forever
Web Exclusive: Life is Good
February 2012
By:
Francine H.
| Staten Island, New York
A member reflects on her 28th anniversary
Getting Past the Denial
July 2011
By:
Donna M.
Seeing her best friend get sober, she could no longer pretend that her drinking wasn't a problem
The Wraparound Mirror
May 2001
By:
Ken D.
| Lynnwood, Washington
Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Made It Out of Hell
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Kathy F.
| Dardenne Prairie, Mo.
A mom, sober since 1972, recalls the fearful secretive years before AA and how much better life is now
Just like dad
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Jake G.
| Leander, Texas
The alcoholic “monster” he tried so hard not to become was the person he turned to for help
Living Proof
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jim O.
| Morrisville, Pa.
A call to help a fellow member in a legal jam presents an opportunity to witness the love we show one another
A Long Recovery After A Long Relapse
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Daniel P.
| Vancouver, Wash.
Twenty years of drinking left him literally scarred, but active recovery brought him to peaceful sobriety and a chance to journey around the world
Showtime
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Mark J.
| Kona, Hawaii
After years of bad blood, it was time to make amends to his mom. Who knew it would involve a new outfit and a bunch of dancing
All are welcome
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Kent S.
| Hartland, Wisconsin
How a barn that love built became the go-to place for meetings, picnics, campouts and joy
This is the door you're looking for
October 2018
By:
Lori U.
| Portland, Oregon
She may not have been raised to end up on skid row, but she sure found her hope there
Carpenter, welder, snake-handler, drunk
August 2018
By:
Pig Farmer George
| Yakima, Washington
An old-timer writes of hard work and drinking and how sharing a donut can make his day
Last Chances
May 2015
By:
Kathy F.
| Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania
Landing in the emergency room with heart troubles was her bottom
The Gift of Sharing
December 2014
By:
Rick T.
| Falcon Heights, Minnesota
The words he spoke to his AA group that December opened their hearts forever
Web Exclusive: Life is Good
February 2012
By:
Francine H.
| Staten Island, New York
A member reflects on her 28th anniversary
Getting Past the Denial
July 2011
By:
Donna M.
Seeing her best friend get sober, she could no longer pretend that her drinking wasn't a problem
The Wraparound Mirror
May 2001
By:
Ken D.
| Lynnwood, Washington
Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.