The Fourth Step to Self-discovery
August 1975
By:
S. H.
| Bellevue, Washington
Inventory-taking can pay big dividends
The Serenity Prayer
August 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
The beginner's third question: What <emphasis type="underline">is</i> this thing called AA?
Sixteen Years In the Making
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
L.C.
| Apopka, Fla.
It’s takes practice—but self-pity can be vanquished
The Richness Of This Moment
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Donie W.
Appreciating the clarity sobriety brings, the second time around
Shame of the Rocks
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
E.M.
| Amarillo, Texas
Have a hard time not romanticizing the drink? Here’s one way this guy remembers
Passing Over the wine
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
No more frontloading, showing off and drama. He now celebrates his freedom with grape juice
Hula Hoop Larry and the Serenity Prayer
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Becky P.
The riddle of the Serenity Prayer explained
Bartender at the Barbecue
February 2015
By:
Ralph K.
| Elburn, Illinois
After pretending to not drink for a time, he was caught red-handed at the Memorial Day party
The Coaster
June 2012
By:
Bob C.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
The pastor had no idea what waited under his double cocktail
Web Exclusive: Get With the Program
December 2011
By:
David A.
| Clifton, Texas
An old timer exhorts newcomers to do the Steps and not just go to meetings
On the edge
March 2018
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
Through the smashed furniture and pain, he watched alcohol bring his family down. Then came his moment
The Will to Believe
April 1972
By:
R. S.
| Houston, Texas
This atheist found he needed God in his life
Wake for a Dead Marriage
June 1962
By:
E. R. B.
| Staten Island, New York
The "false mercy of the blackout" is keeping an alcoholic wife from knowing what she becomes after the first drink. . .
The Art of Listening
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Dea R-G.
| Isleton, California
Thanks to a good sponsor he stayed and kept an open mind. It was now his turn to give back
The Bug
May 2017
His father warned him that alcoholism was part of his make-up, but it took him two different careers to discover he had "the bug"
Caught in the Act
June 2014
By:
Bernice H.
| Penticton, British Columbia
Drunk on a bridge one night, she decided to end her life, but instead got an offer she couldn’t refuse
Worrywart in the Mountains
January 2014
By:
Gloria K.
| Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Sometimes when we question things, we get very specific answers
Father of the Bride
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
Once too drunk to walk down the aisle, a newly sober dad finds there's something amazing to cry about
Pickin' and Grinnin' for Santa
December 2012
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Members in Virginia celebrate the holidays with songs and music from the heart
Call the Exterminator!
July 2012
By:
Amber M.
| Florence, Kentucky
She asks God to help her eliminate the termites, not just the rotted wood
The Sweet Smell Of Hope
October 2007
By:
Michael K.,
| Carver, Massachusetts
Maybe it's something in the AA coffee