One Little Secret of a Happy Life
November 1946
Time on Your Hands
May 1946
Points of View
July 1944
Leap of Faith
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
T.R.
| Roseville, California
A frightening race to get down the mountain took every Step he had in him. Turns out he wasn’t alone
Suddenly Sober
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jamie G.
Alcohol literally stopped her heart—but she came back with it beating strong
Father knows best
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Paul M.
| Delhi, Ontario
Desperate to stop craving beer, he confessed to his priest. Luckily, his answer was right downstairs
Dear Grapevine
February 2021
| Sponsorship
Trunk full of love
August 2018
By:
Lauri S.
| Spokane, Washington
The stories she read helped her so much she couldn’t wait to hit the road and share the good news
A Zebra Among Horses
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
The pack she ran with in rehab was great, but now it was time to switch herds
Tradition Four
April 1992
By:
Bill W.
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole. - from the March 1948 Grapevine
Retreat From Sanity
March 1985
By:
F. P.
| Gainesville, Florida
Changes in attitude can lead us to a drink--or too close for comfort
Miracle on 39th Street
November 1963
By:
Bill M.
| New York City
For fifteen years I kept soaking up booze and attending meetings. . .
Keeping my place
August 2017
By:
Michael C.
| Mason, Michigan
Thanks to his Big Book, a father in Michigan built a history in sobriety—sometimes with crayons
Confessions of a high school cheerleader
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Columbus, Nebraska
When the cheering stopped, she made a play to join the winning team
A to Zzzzz
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Donna B.
| Pulaski, Virginia
She found a dreamy way to get both gratitude and sleep and not have to count those shaggy sheep
Sober at 14
April 2018
By:
James M.
| Sterling, Massachusettes
Young and confused, he stayed close to some old-timers and his life got so much better
A Father's Legacy
December 2013
Through the 12 Steps, she was able to forgive her father at the end of his life
Out of bounds
January 2011
By:
Eric M.-E
Imprisoned for a violent crime, a tirade on a handball court changes his life
Experience, Strength, and Hope
June 1988
By:
Clyde B.
| Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
If you've been sober twenty-four hours, you have that to share
Divine Hot Line
December 1977
By:
E. P.
| Alexandria, Virginia
She has found an immediate connection for conversation with the God of her understanding
Splendid Obsession
November 1961
By:
A. J. W.
| Kansas City, Missouri
This "new" old-timer never sits in the back row