Welcome To The Covid Unit
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Jodee P.C.
| Chicopee, Mass.
An essential worker shares about staying sane, sober and alive on the front lines
Progress, Not Perfection
August 2017
By:
Barbara Ann M.
| Tallahassee, Fla.
After a divorce and a monumental life change, the only place she found “safety” was in a hidden bottle. But something else was hidden inside of her: sobriety
Trapped
December 2011
By:
Mike T.
| Fort Myers, Florida
After years of morning vodka, he finds a faith he always wanted
SCARED SOBER
June 2010
By:
PHILIP P.
| Sheffield, Mass.
Drinking to feel comfortable works—at least for a while
Is There Room Enough in AA?
October 1987
By:
J. L.
| Oakland, California
An atheist shares her experience, strength, and hope
Something About the Eyes
December 1963
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
AA members speak both with words and through "the windows of the soul
Can Psychiatry Help?
May 1962
Dear Joe:
August 1956
The following letter was written by a member to his 26-year-old son, both of whom saw combat together in the late Korean conflict.
Order Of The Court
November 2007
By:
Brian C.
| St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
A judge starts the ball rolling
The Search for Quality
December 1973
By:
M. E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Can we continue to progress throughout our AA lives?
Ask an AA If God Is Dead
October 1966
By:
South Carolina
| Columbia,
Recent theological publicity stimulated this AA's review of an important conviction
The Message in Far-off Places
August 1962
By:
T. D.
| Massachusetts
In Singapore, Hong Kong, New Delhi, and Ceylon, this traveller found AA at work
Hour Upon Hour . . .
April 1952
By:
M. C.
| Hollywood, California
ONE WOMAN FINDS THAT TIME IS TO BE LIVED IN
Feeling The Feelings
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Denise R.
| Sartell, Minn
When her beloved dog becomes ill, sobriety helps her walk through the pain
Unity at the music festival
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, Calif.
Twice a year, a bunch of fun-loving AAs hit the road for a great sober time in the High Sierra
From the Heart
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Steven S.
| Jacksonville, Fla.
He was about to “compare” himself out of the rooms—when he found just the right home group
Humility Takes Center Stage
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
David S.
| New York, N.Y.
His chance to impress everyone at the big event instead became a starring role for Step Seven
Staying Sober Through Adversity
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Pam C.
| Vali, Ariz.
“No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.”
The Magic Jug
March 2017
Alcohol used to provide all the magic she needed, but a sudden, profound spiritual experience showed her the magic to be found in home, family and AA
Safe in the Storm
April 2012
By:
Ed C.
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
How the Fourth Tradition helps us find our way
Angel in the Liquor Store
October 2011
By:
Michele K.
| Columbus, Ohio
Ph.D.s don't matter if you can't get enough box wine
Web Exclusive: Unity at the Music Festival
July 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
By practicing the First Tradition, members are able to stay sober at an bi-annual music festival in Yosemite