So How Did I Get Here?
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Patrick J.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
What made him say yes to that kind AA man more than four decades ago? Ask his Higher Power
Goodbye My Friend
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Pennsylvania
A member shares his love, fear and sadness as a longtime AA friend says he’s leaving the program
Passing it on
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ron A.
| St. Cloud, Minnesota
What began as a frantic search for a beloved ceramic buddy became a beautiful, unexpected lesson in letting go
High Stepping Twelfth Steppers
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sherri R.
| Ontario, Toronto
More than 30 years ago, two young women discovered they had a lot in common—including a deep desire to get sober
No two alike
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Lucinda P.
| Grass Valley, California
A member in California makes peace with the holidays one snowflake at a time
Long Strange Trip
June 2018
By:
Andy G.
| Midland, Mich.
They were childhood buddies who drank and drugged together, then got sober. Now they were taking one final road trip
Bird trouble
April 2017
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, California
He was in a jam alright, but it wasn’t over feathers. This time liquor had him locked up good
Just on Time
August 2015
He realized that it was never too early to get sober, but that if he waited long enough, it might be too late
Just Having Fun
April 2014
By:
Tina F.
| Ashburn, Virginia
She had to face the fact that her drinking wasn't what it seemed to be
River's Edge
January 2012
By:
Mary L.
| Auburndale, Florida
A desperate day on the Potomac was this drunken mom's moment of truth
God's Confetti
July 2011
By:
John M.
| Monroe, Connecticut
A sudden flutter of butterflies provides this AA with a glimpse of the presence of his higher power
Legacy of resentment
December 2010
By:
Tom L.
| New Orleans, La.
Chains of bitterness toward his mother are shattered through forgiveness
MY TURNING POINT
January 2010
By:
RICK S.
| Indian Wells, Calif.
Declaring his alcoholism at a meeting, a solitary, blackout drinker begins a new life
INCLUSIVE NEVER EXCLUSIVE
October 2009
By:
ELAINE G.
A delegate discusses the importance of diversity
Step Nine: Captain Chaos
September 2007
By:
Skitch F.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
An AA realizes the high cost of "freebies
