Out of my Head
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Tom S.
| Arlington Heights, Illinois
Thanks to his sponsor, he found out why there’s a very good reason we do our Fourth Steps on paper
Something to crow about
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
M.B.
| Bothell, Washington
After a meeting space burns down members sound the alarm and gather to find a solution
It was Grace
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Rose H.
| Crestline, California
She came to realize that a Higher Power was looking over her all the time
Never Too Far
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joy P.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Moving in early sobriety, she found she could take her home group with her
Group Effort
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
A.R.
| Maine
A newcomer, totally overwhelmed, shares about his mountain of leaves and unmanageable life. Home group to the rescue!
Wind chill – minus 20
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
S.K.
| Kankakee, Ill.
In any weather, this little in-person meeting in Illinois welcomes you. They even have a mascot named Bella
Honest, Open and Willing
March 2018
By:
Dan S.
| Salem, N.Y.
This wandering alcoholic never found a place to call “home”—until he stepped through the doors of a small meeting in Vermont
An Ol' Country Gal
June 2014
By:
Brian D.
| Richmond, Indiana
You never know who will carry the message for you
Confessions of a 13th Stepper
February 2012
By:
Anonymous
Ostracized and alone, a man with eight years finally finds help in the rooms
JUST VISITING
December 2008
By:
Betty L.
| Fitchburg, Wisconsin
After eighteen years of chasing sobriety, a drunk surrenders and gets to work
No Record Required
July 2006
By:
Jim W.
| Milltown, New Jersey
You don't need a rap sheet to tell your story inside
Who Says You Can't Have Fun In Sobriety?
August 2003
By:
Claire S.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An alcoholic makes a shocking discovery: Life is a hoot
My Life and Times With Step Six
June 2003
By:
Daniel A. D.
| New York, New York
Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Our Own Opinions
April 1951
By:
C. G.
| Los Angeles, California
expressions of AA thought from everywhere. . .
When Darkness Comes
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Steve M.
| Raleigh, North Carolina
A member lovingly shares his thoughts after a sponsee takes his own life
"You Are Most Likely An Alcoholic"
November 2018
By:
Sarah W.
A letter she wrote to herself went unheeded, but seven years later, she saved her life in AA
Sliding Into Home
August 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Punta Gorda, Fla.
The feeling she has when she arrives at the safe haven of her morning home group is like scoring a run in the extended battle against alcoholism
Part of something big
April 2015
By:
Allison D.
| Glenside, Pennsylvania
How her dream to have a meaningful life became something to really cheer about
GROUND WORK
December 2009
By:
BOB G.
| Tallahassee, Fla.
A day of reluctant service creating a garden brings unexpectedly joyful side effects
A Long, Dry Drunk
February 2006
By:
Loren B.
| Bozeman, Montana
An alcoholic's suffering ends with a raised hand
Why Go It Alone?
December 2004
By:
Terry H.
| Sonoma, California
Relief comes as the result of a collaborative effort