Putting Families Back Together
June 1966
By:
Jimmy M.
| Auckland
How an AA member found a long-lost relative who lives half-way around the world
Acceptance of Ex-inmates
August 1958
Here's How
September 1951
Time on Your Hands?
June 1944
Turkish Delight
September 1993
I KNEW I'D BE OKAY
July 2009
By:
WENDI B.
| Danbury, Conn
In a prison without meetings, a woman finds the spirit of AA
Austin Citywide
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Lisa W.
| Austin, Texas
A festival of “fun, food, fellowship and recovery” changes one AA’s life forever
My big fat taped-up Big Book
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Nancy K.
| Galt, California
She held on to a copy for dear life...then she realized it was written for her
Broader and broader
July 2017
By:
Shari U.
| High Point, N.C.
Step Seven is where her sober highway widened to include others
Love on Emerald Lake
May 2014
By:
Anonymous
After a breakup, he headed to Vermont to be of service. But his HP had much bigger plans
Face Value
May 2012
By:
Jude H.
| Graton, California
How she got off her dirty carpet, found self-worth and learned to help others
Homeless in Double-Digit Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Susan B.
| Wichita, KS
A powerful story of homelessness in sobriety
Family tree
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Judith H.
| Claremont, Calif.
Three years ago we had to bury my boy, and I’m still broken. By God’s grace I have not had a drink during all this. These little kindnesses show me life is worth living.
Big Book, Coffeepot & Me
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Greg H.
| Park Forest, Ill.
For the first two months, I’d show up Wednesday nights at the appointed time, unlock the space, make coffee and sit there and read. After an hour, I’d dump the coffee.
My Journey Begins, Yet Again
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Patti C.
The signs warning of a relapse were all there…yet somehow she missed them