Going Places
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jim H.
| Dupont, Washington
An Air Force vet shares tales of early sobriety, going to conventions and the love of his group back home
The Steps Changed My Life
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
R.P.
| Montreal, Quebec
Step by Step, his life is a work in progress
New Guy in Town
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Todd K.
| Huntley, Illinois
Moving can make it super tricky to connect to a new AA routine.
So glad he took the suggestion to do a 90 in 90!
So glad he took the suggestion to do a 90 in 90!
A Fleeting Glimpse
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Barnes B.
| White River Junction, Vt.
With each attempt to get sober, we get a little closer
The long road back
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Annie K.
| Bunker Hill, Ill.
Thanks to prayer, fellowship and a good sponsor, she held onto her sanity through a long, serious work injury
No Meetings in Sight
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Anna W.
| Oregon City, Ore.
What to do when a large section of the state you’re in has no AA meetings? One woman was about to find out
No two alike
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Lucinda P.
| Grass Valley, California
A member in California makes peace with the holidays one snowflake at a time
The False Promise of Alcohol
November 2018
By:
Katie N.
| Harrogate
One alcoholic enumerates the promises that kept her captive to alcohol, and the Promises that resulted when she was set free
Not a river in Egypt
June 2018
By:
R.T.
| Queen Creek, Arizona
Even in sobriety, denial ruled his life. But Step Six and a cool Higher Power helped him begin to accept reality and lift his head out of the sand
Outside help
June 2017
By:
Shirley S.
She met a guy at a meeting and the sparks flew. Ready, set, go. Now there was work to do
War stories
February 2017
By:
Ben L.
| Queens, New York
At every bar in town they thought he was a decorated hero. But once he got sober, the truth caught up
Finding Our Way
May 2014
By:
Michael N.
| Hendersonville, North Carolina
A blind member’s situation gives him a unique ability to help others
Caught on Tape
May 2011
By:
Brooklyn W.
| Jacksonville, Florida
He couldn’t believe the belligerent monster on the TV screen was him
UNGLUED
May 2010
By:
VIKI E.
| Chase, British Columbia
A circle of AA women carry a struggling beginner through the rough times
Third Time's a Charm
February 2009
By:
Lynn K.
| Minnetonka, Minnesota
After three marriages and decades of drinking, this AA finally surrenders
At War With the World
December 1984
By:
A. L.
| Gentry, Arkansas
In this "season to be jolly," three AAs remind us of a common character defect
Not Today, Thanks
October 1983
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
. . . Some tips on turning down that drink
A Sense of Peace
January 1981
By:
P. S.
| Bristol, Connecticut
When he surrendered all those feelings to God, he realized he had found
Getting Rid of the Booze
March 1978
By:
D. B.
| Gulf port, Florida
When we do, we're freed from old ideas and bad habit patterns
That Thirteenth Step
February 1978
By:
L. S.
| Chico, California
She found out the hard way that Twelve Steps were all she needed for happiness
We Made Our Own Fun
April 1975
By:
Four sober alcoholics
| California
Carrying the message turned a vacation into something very special
