Beyond Human Help
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Liza P.
| Middle Park, Victoria
Finding a spiritual awakening through the 12 Steps
Lost & Found in Central America
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Taylor the Sailor
| Carson City, Nev.
While at sea, he acts as if every meeting is his home group. But the one near the equator he’ll never forget
The Medicine My Heart Needed
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Valerie T.
| San Diego, Calif.
How do we find forgiveness when it seems nearly impossible? One member reaches out for help
Minority Heard
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Beth D.
| Coral Springs, Fla.
One night at her business meeting there was a unanimous vote...oh wait...there’s one more hand
One Meeting. One Commitment. One Purpose.
Web Exclusives
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By:
Lori J.
| New Castle, Pa.
Open door, open hearts—and a cup of coffee
Not Just Another Bender
Web Exclusives
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By:
Diana G.
| Woodland Hills, Calif.
After a painful drinking career, she discovered an “ordinary, yet extraordinary” life in AA
From the Streets to the Rooms
Web Exclusives
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By:
Jennifer M.
| Mobile, Ala
Homeless and at her first AA meeting, she was hoping to get kicked out—until she read the Steps on the wall…
Spiritual Life Is Not A Theory
Web Exclusives
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By:
Christy O.
| Ocala, Fla.
Viewing herself through a brand new lens brought her spirituality into sharp focus
A grateful holiday
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
Though not the fancy getaway he was used to, the journey this year was to himself
Alive, Sober and Free
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Travis S.
| Austin, Texas
Facing life in prison, he reads the poem that sets him on the path towards recovery and freedom
AA Brings Hope
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Glenn P.
An AA brings the message, and a “vision of hope,” to inmates in a county jail
I don't work here
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
John G.
| New York, New York
While taking meetings into a hospital detox, a member finds it’s important to say that he’s just another drunk
How 14 groups grew to 22
November 2018
By:
Frank S.
| Los Angeles, California
In 1944, AA’s cofounder, Bill W., swings through California to lend a helping hand to the new group
The Dry Drunk Waltz
November 2018
By:
Julie H.
She learned the dance of anger, frustration and denial from her father, but replaced it with the sweeter music of AA
Professionalism and AA
August 2004
By:
Gabriela R.
| Lynnwood, Washington
The Line Between Twelfth-stepping and Counseling
When You Need It Most
March 2003
By:
Roger M.
Shaken by a patient's death, a newly sober surgeon learns how AA works
How I Took Step Two
November 2002
By:
Bruce P.
| Chicago, Illinois
A scientist gives up being right and a spiritual awakening follows
The Second Mile
December 1998
By:
C. C.
| North Hollywood, California
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles...
Hope Springs Eternal
December 1997
By:
Mickey H.
| Springville, Utah
In the June Grapevine, we issued a call for articles on working with wet drunks. We received a number of good stories, not only on doing this important Twelfth Step work, but also on the experience of being a wet drunk. You'll find one such story below an
Secret Shame
July 1996
By:
Lee C.
| Nipomo, California
Painful memories rose to the surface after working the Fourth Step