Irma’s Aftermath
August 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Groveland, Fla.
Seeking shelter from the storm, an alcoholic finds solace in an AA meeting whose theme is “Repairing the Damage”
Enraged
August 2018
By:
Bill B.
| Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Every time he thought about this guy, his blood boiled. He had to do something
From Fear to Freedom
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Nancy O.
| Sammamish, Wash.
Her panic attacks were so profound she couldn’t even speak at meetings. Until she learned that fear itself can be a gift of sobriety
Preacher in my truck
March 2017
By:
Frank L.
| Santee, California
Desperate for a drink, a newcomer reaches out to a stranger who ends up saving the day
Panic time
October 2016
Newly sober, his marriage ends—and now a brand new job! What could possibly happen next?
Surrounded by Love
May 2015
By:
Derek R.
| Ottawa, Ontario
How a group in Canada showed a man with shaky hands that he was in the right place
Garage Group
September 2014
By:
Johnny B.
| Belleville, Ontario
AA saved his life—service remodeled his home
A Star Is Reborn
July 2013
By:
Terry P.
| Tucson, Arizona
She gave up the stage for booze; then AA turned the lights back on
Going Bananas?
April 2013
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
Seven questions that helped him stop monkeying around with denial
Beyond my reach
May 2009
By:
MARK E.
| Lansing, Michigan
A grieving sponsor wonders what he could have done differently
IF YOU DO YOUR PART I'LL DO MINE
April 2009
By:
Doug A.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
A difficult hike reveals a member's Higher Power
Tradition 3: "Real, RECOVERED, Grateful
March 2008
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
Drawing a big circle with love and wit
So Worth Living
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Sarah B.
| Sebastopol, California
After a car crash dealt her a traumatic brain injury, she kept close to the program, got involved in service and learned to ask for help
Paging Bill W. to Gate Seven
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Doug D.
| Orange County, CA
When “Friends of Bill” meet at the airport, both of them part a little more sober
Zooming in love
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Bill I.
| Marlton, N.J.
From totally different sides of the country, a “boy meets girl on AA campus” romance in tiny squares
My First Year Journey
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert B.
| Newtown Square, Pa.
Looking back on the year that transformed his life
Misunderstood
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Michael E.
| Port St. Lucie, Fla.
The man he met said he was “naturally incapable” of grasping what we have. This member doesn’t agree
We Admitted We Were Powerless
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Laurie B.
| Margate, Fla.
She devoted her life to saving animals—but almost neglected to save herself
A Desire to Stop Drinking
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Linda Jo St.
| Hendersonville, N.C.
Although she couldn’t say the words at first, she knew she was an alcoholic in every fiber of her being
Open up!
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Mitch G.
| Arlington, Texas
With all the courage he could muster, he made it inside, only to be told to come back next Tuesday
Trouble ahead
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Trina N.
| British Columbia
Her morning prayer was to stay sober. Who knew it would be answered with flashing lights?
Finding Sobriety Through Quantum Physics
June 2017
By:
Robert D.
| Manasquan, N.J.
For this young student newly arriving in AA, restoring his life to sanity found a parallel in the dizzying movements of subatomic particles
Frog Cottage
December 2015
The gift he gave to his good friend had her leaping to strengthen her faith
Any Lengths in Ghana
July 2015
A member gets a firsthand look at the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous in a city in Africa
School Daze
May 2015
By:
Tom F.
| Reno, Nevada
A surprise visit to his sons' college became the final test of his own drinking
Bar Exams and Barrooms
May 2015
By:
Anonymous
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
While studying, he could hear the mirth and gaiety from the drinkers next door