Step 12: Standing in the Gap
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous Travelers Rest.
| S.C.
“Having had a spiritual awakening,” she tries to bridge the gap between current and future AA members
The Good Life. Who Says You Can't Have Fun In Sobriety?
August 2003
By:
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 132
No Pebble Unturned
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Sharron W.
| Branford, Ontario
Doing a thorough Fourth Step was hard, she says, but there’s no feeling on earth quite as good as that
Watching Lives Change
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Bill H.
| Visalia, California
While attending a prison reentry event, a member wastes no time helping guys to sponsor each other inside
Critical Connections
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Matt S.
| Lima, Ohio
An AA member working inside a correctional facility shares how technological advances are helping alcoholics
Blessed To Be Young And Sober
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ellie K.
| Peoria, IL
When you have your first blackout at 12, getting sober young is a life-saver
Her Relapse Was Waiting
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Desiree A.
| Sharon, Pa.
They were going to grab a fish sandwich—one beer with it couldn’t hurt, right?
My Sober Mom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lynn M.
| Santa Ana, Calif.
Her mother, sober and beloved by AA
Saying the Right Words
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Michael R.
| New York, New York
A GSO staff member on the CPC desk shares how grateful he is that a professional knew how to make AA attractive
The Right Sponsor
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
K.M.
| Bar Nunn, Wyo.
Working with the right person turned her sobriety around
Ride of Your Life
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Brittanie C.
| Manchester, New Hampshire
Service outside of your AA group can be a wild trip!
Just ask someone who’s doing it
Just ask someone who’s doing it
Denial
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Deloyce H
| Spruce Grove, Alberta
She took someone else to an AA meeting—but came back for herself
Goodbye Perryville
December 2014
By:
Angela M.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
A woman in Arizona expresses gratitude for the time she spent in a nearby prison
All the Wrong Places
November 2014
By:
Russ G.
| St. Paul, Minnesota
He was always looking for that one magic something. He couldn't have imagined where he'd find it
I Kissed My Baby Goodbye
October 2014
By:
Amber M.
| Roseville, California
A mother goes to jail at nine months sober, yet finds a beautiful way to get through it
A Life Worth Living
June 2014
By:
Barry P.
| Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Even as he battles cancer, he feels grateful for the life he receives in sobriety
In His Back Pocket
January 2014
By:
Ed M.
| Louisville, Kentuckyy
Once he got ready, he knew just the sponsor who'd be the right fit
Bright Spot in Tokyo
September 2013
By:
Rich H.
| Tokyo
AA buddies start a young peoples' convention in Asia and watch the fellowship erupt
Stopped by the Cops
December 2012
By:
Guillermo C.
| Tucson, Arizona
An encounter at the mall changes three peoples' lives forever
Head for Shore
October 2012
By:
Gary R.
| Oak Harbor, Washington
Confronted at his dad's bar, a Navy man discovers the truth about his drinking
Drowning in Red Wine
April 2012
By:
Denise K.
| Groton, Massachusetts
A woman reaches out to a friend she's never met—but knows too well
Through the Woods
March 2012
By:
Susan W.
| Port Orange, Florida
Her father's death during her first days of sobriety gave her the strength to keep going
Life Underground
January 2012
By:
Joey W.
| Palm Springs, California
His life consisted of living and drinking in a sewer until he made it back to AA
Legal Aid
April 2011
By:
Rick B.
| Phoenix, Arizona
A high-priced attorney’s biggest battle is with the bottle