Deciding To Take The Steps
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Allan G.
| Puryear, Tenn.
When it came time to stop drinking, he found a meeting right across the street. It had been there for years
Remembering the Light
September 2014
By:
Anonymous
The building was abandoned, as was his life, but he had not yet given up on his faith
The best is yet to come
June 2013
By:
Bernard K.
| Grove City, Ohio
With a sponsor's kick and a few Steps, his marriage got a lot better
The Hopeful Side of Grief
December 2011
By:
Pat L.
| Astoria, Oregon
By sharing his sorrow a member helps others
Tiger in the tank
April 2009
By:
John W.
| Conifer, Colorado
You never know what's going to help another drunk get sober
The Impossible Group
January 1973
By:
Harold V.
| Baltimore, Maryland
They didn't have much of what they were supposed to have, and yet they had everything
Acting Within the Traditions
February 1972
By:
John L. Norris, MD
We in AA can do much to help the public understand the disease of alcoholism
The Writing on the Wall
Scared and in a detox for the first time, he got the exact message he needed
With the Strength of a Legion
February 1966
By:
A. A.
| Medford, Oregon
How important is it for alcoholics to stand together?
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
July 1947
By:
R. D.
| Washington, D. C.
Thought Is the Key
The Pleasures of Reading
August 1944
Batten Down the Hatches
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Jordan W.
| Lemoore, Calif.
He used to outdrink all of his buddies. Now he gladly goes to AA meetings wherever he’s deployed
You're in for a Ride
July 2016
With jobs, family, relationships, he always ran out of gas. But now that he's sober, his life has really hit the road
Out of the Nest
March 2014
By:
A.W.
| Oregon City, Oregon
At 24 she was finally sober, but it took that extra shove to make her program soar
In the Rustle of the Leaves
August 2013
By:
Steve T.
| Burlington, Kansas
His sponsor is gone, but he can still be heard on a crisp fall day
You and Me and the DTs
June 2011
By:
Lee B.
| Guelph, Ontario
Twenty years after seeing her mom die of the DTs, this woman got sober after experiencing her own alcoholic seizures and DTs
Standing on the edge
January 2011
By:
Tanya C.
| Bedminster, New Jersey
A suicidal leap was her first step toward recovery
What's The Worst That Could Happen?
February 2007
By:
John A.
| Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
And is it worth a drink?
Going in The Right Direction
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Matthew M.
| Oak Park, Illinois
Home Is Where the Heart Is
August 2014
By:
Judy P.
| Highland Park, New Jersey
The people in her morning home group taught her how to live and how to love and be loved
The Winning Essay
June 2003
By:
Ronnie T.
| Paradis, Louisiana
Sometimes it takes a little push to get honest