The Missing Piece
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Miles G.
| Aloha, Ore.
It turned out that the piece he thought he was missing was with him all the time.
In the Shadow of Zion
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Bonnie S.
| Springdale, Utah
We love it when visitors to our area find us. This year we expect to have 45 million visitors come to Zion National Park. Hopefully some of them will find us here.
Meet the parents
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Michael O.
| Marysville, Wash.
His folks came to “birthday night” to see what this weird cult was about. By the end of the night, everyone got a surprise
The minute I walked in
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Anonymous
| Washington, D.C.
She lovingly looked at me and said, “Sweetie, none of that is a requirement to be here.” I now have more than 11,000 days of sobriety.
The Plain Truth
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Carla H.
| Chico, Calif.
A parent of an autistic son keeps her amends to him simple and honest. Now it’s time to live it
Up to the clouds
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Eddie L.
| Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
A quiet moment under a blue sky calms his soul and reminds him how incredibly grateful he is to be sober
No Walk in the Park
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Joe H.
| Powell River, Bristish Columbia
He knew he was powerless when an outing with his dog became a nightmare trip to the liquor store
Through the pain
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Dick G.
| Eugene, Ore.
A father shares his journey during the last days of his daughter’s life. Thankfully he was sober
The Fruit of the Spirit
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anne H.
| Cammack Village, Ark
She tilled her garden as carefully as her sobriety—and both have come to fruition
The Zip Line
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Barbara D.
| Enola, Pa.
At the mountain recovery retreat, the zip line was almost more than she bargained for. But not quite...
The China Cabinet
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sunny W.
| Indio, CA
The old cabinet reappeared in her life after a chance encounter at a meeting
Awareness: The Other Vegetable
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
John L.
| Hernando, Fla.
A health helping of awareness helps this AA stay in the moment
The Way The Cookie Crumbles
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Mathew J.
| San Angelo, Texas
I went over to the vending machine. But out came oatmeal raisin cookies—not chocolate chip. Maybe God does watch my everyday activities.
Fork in the road
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Gina C.
| Hamburg, N.J.
Young and confused, she identified in meetings, but couldn’t face a life without drinking. Would she stay?
It was decision time
It was decision time
A Canine to the Rescue
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sara B.
| Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario
For this writer, safety and sobriety come in four-legged form
Delivering the truth
August 2017
By:
Jennifer O.
| Oak Park, Illinois
It was family pizza night and the food had arrived. So had her moment of clarity
The 13th Meeting
July 2017
By:
Ray W.
After a drunken-driving conviction, the court ordered him to go to 12 meetings. It took him eight years to make the 13th
The Diagnosis
July 2017
By:
Tim P.
| Troy, Mont.
For a decade after his diagnosis, his choice of medication was alcohol. Sobriety taught him a different way
The New Guy In The Room
June 2017
By:
B.G.
| Minneapolis
Things he heard when he first came around stuck with him forever; now, he never forgets what it’s like to be the new guy in the room
Is There A Shrink In The Car?
June 2017
By:
Michael M.
| Atascadero, Calif.
Two lost AAs looking for a meeting in a strange town have a close encounter with a sassy cell phone
Where the winners were
March 2017
By:
Art H.
| Prospect, Illinois
His search for a home group paid off when he discovered a bunch of old guys with books
In The Stillness
March 2017
She decided, one hungover morning, that it was time for her life to be over. And it was—the minute she stepped into the AA meeting.
Answering The Call
March 2017
He never asked for help because he thought no one would come to his aid, until he got sober and discovered that reaching out is part of the AA Fellowship
Welcome to the club
February 2017
By:
Peter C.
| Oyster Bay, New York
A long-forgotten wild night out becomes an opportunity to finish his Ninth Step and clear the stage to help others
The Room
January 2017
By:
Jerry L.
| Davis, California
For years, he felt sorry for those people behind that door. Then one day, he asked to go in
Pray for land!
December 2016
By:
Jim B.
| Richardson, Texas
Stuck on a crazy boat for 10 days with no money and a dangerous captain—and no meetings in sight
Under the stars
November 2016
