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12 ways to have a sober holiday

December 2021 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By: Anonymous | Kewanee, Ill.
Pitching in, reaching out, fellowship and prayer. These are the things that work

A Thousand wishes

November 2021 | Prayer and Meditation
By: Anonymous
A man fresh out of rehab surprisingly discovers that a childhood rhyme leads him to prayer

One step at a time

September 2021 | Young & Sober!
By: Anonymous | New Britain, Conn.
A member shares about his journey into sobriety and the challenges of living with cerebral palsy

Ready to Exhale

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
By: Anonymous | Arlington, Va.
With a lot of help, a senior AA member comes out of the closet to find a new level of freedom

Virtual Newcomer

July 2021 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Anonymous | Barnegat, N.J.
I don’t know what would have become of me if not for these online AA meetings. I want to thank the members who had the foresight and did the hard work.

Picking up the pieces

July 2021 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Anonymous | Cedar Springs, Mich.
Her drinking drove her to unspeakable loss, yet she found comfort and forgiveness with the help of AA

Sick Puppy

July 2021 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Anonymous | Soledad, Calif.
A gang member serving 26 to life expresses his gratitude for AA and the sponsor who changed his life

Icing on the Cake

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Anonymous | Phoenix, AZ
She has spent her sobriety working tirelessly to bring the word of AA inside prisons. Then, one day, she received an unexpected gift

Passing the Torch

May 2021 | Our Twelve Steps
By: Anonymous | Florence, Ore.
How a well-meaning mission to preach the “right AA” became a beautiful lesson in tolerance and service

More Valuable Than Ever

May 2021 | Our Twelve Steps
By: Anonymous | Amherst, Mass.
In the right hands, a Big Book never stops working. And this member’s copy has had some wonderful lives

Hollywood

April 2021 | Fun in Sobriety
By: Anonymous | Williamsport, Pa.
A tough oilman learned about spirituality from a coworker in the fields who always showed him kindness

260 Breakfasts

March 2021 | Making Amends
By: Anonymous | Lafayette, Colo.
A trip to an old boss to make things right led to a long, wonderful friendship he never expected

A Good Cry on the Beach

February 2021 | Sponsorship
By: Anonymous | Port Orange, Fla
Nearly 30 years ago, a sponsor entered her life to show her a new way to live. She also showed her how not to die

Everything I looked for in a Bottle

January 2021 | Oldtimers!
By: Anonymous | Allenspark, Colo.
Sober since 1966, she looks back at her life as a single mother and how AA gave her everything she needed

A Feeling of Serenity

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Anonymous | Pittsburgh, PA
Working her program one day at a time, she found her way back to the career she had lost

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Old-timer? Nah!

March 2020 | Puzzled
By: Anonymous | Georgia
Sponsors still sponsor. Some are tough. Some, like me, are soft. Most sponsors are patient. I have had three and I owe them my life.

Swing Freely

February 2020 | Tough Times
By: Anonymous | Las Vegas, Nev.
For this sober golfer, the lessons he’s learned in AA are a lot like the game he loves

A vision for service

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: Anonymous | The Chosen Spot, New York
Though her sight is often a challenge, her passion for giving back keeps growing

From my hands to my soul

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: Anonymous | California

First Kiss

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: Anonymous
A man struggling in sobriety finds God in a chance meeting

Gone fishing

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: Anonymous | Ontario
A member in Canada fondly recalls his early days and reminds us of surrender and contentment

The True Story of a Miracle

September 2019 | Young & Sober
By: Anonymous
A true AA mentor passes on—but his “fallen angels” remain behind

Just like my brother

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA
By: Anonymous | Asherat

Through her letters

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
By: Anonymous | Pennsylvania
A woman with 20 years gets her gratitude back from a member who’s lost her freedom

What kind of cult is this?

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
By: Anonymous | Sacramento, California
No way was he as bad as those people in the meetings. Surely this AA was not for him

The need to be right

June 2019 | Letting Go of Resentments
By: Anonymous | Ann Arbor, Michigan
He tried all the tools he could think of to end a huge resentmemt toward his wife—except one

Journey to the Sunlight of the Spirit

April 2019 | Relapse
By: Anonymous | Tracy, Calif.
An affair with a married man in sobriety gives her the courage to finally face herself and her past

He was our friend

April 2019 | Relapse
By: Anonymous | Georgia
A member recalls a man who could not stop drinking, until the very end of his life

Right in front of me

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
By: Anonymous
Broken hand, no phone, locked out of his van and running late. Perfect time to do the Third Step Prayer

Tank buddies

December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By: Anonymous | Philomath, Oregon
Far from home and in the field for weeks, these soldiers have a second mission—stay sober

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