Pizza Night in Alaska
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Dano M.
| Seward, Alaska
Once a month a group in Seward rolls out the dough to serve up a night of fellowship and fun
Caution: Busy life
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Anne D.
| Fort Myers, Fla.
Work, travel, caretaking...how could she ever get to enough meetings? The answer was just a phone call away
Learning, Not Running
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
L.R.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
Acceptance and gratitude are the keys to her sobriety
Even more Valuable
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Mardi D.
| Huntsville, Ala.
How a heated Big Book study one day led to a rigorous discussion about AA, money and wealth
Waking up
September 2017
By:
Nellis F.
| Drumheller, Alberta
Broken and angry, he was confused about God. Luckily, Ebby’s words to Bill helped him find his way
Close call in Botswana
February 2017
By:
Loran H.
After a big move and a lot of traveling, she let AA slip away. Then one evening in Africa, an old visitor arrived
"Don't Do It, Mom, He's Not Worth It!"
June 2011
By:
Tom
| Osseo, Minnesota
An incident of domestic violence and a daughter's rejection was the spark he needed to get sober
Recollections of a Blackout
March 1968
By:
T. D.
| Woodstock, Vermont
The city editor said, "Do a rewrite on the Pope's death." It was news to him the Pope had died. . .
Sunshine & Rainbows
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
James M.
| Leland Grove, Illinois
He was scared of Marty. She was tough. Luckily, he took a suggestion that became a long, wonderful friendship
I Cried as Much as He Did
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Rick T.
| Queen Creek, Ariz.
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back
We Can Stay Sober Through Anything
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Susan D.
| Catskill, New York
Her battle with mental health at 17 years sober was super tough, but luckily she got help and stayed close to AA
Alcohol most commonly abused substance in workforce
February 2008