The Second Step Challenge
November 2007
By:
Anonymous
Talking about the God stuff with skeptical beginners
A Twelfth Step Call In The Wild
May 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Ketchikan, Alaska
An unexpected opportunity to help a drunk
At Sea on an Island in the Baltic
July 2005
By:
Anonymous
An AA from Sweden struggles to make a new group home
Far From Innocent
March 2003
By:
Justin W.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
Their suffering and sickness are no different; neither is their recovery
From three and a Half Feet
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Sarasota, Fla.
With a little help and love from her AA friends, she heads off to the bus for her 7 a.m. meeting
If It Feels Good . . .
August 1982
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
Maybe it's the "enemy of the best
Saved By Strangers
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dave P.
| San Diego, Calif.
AA was full of strangers—and they all helped to save his life
A Second Chance in Africa
July 2012
By:
Bethany P.
After AA loved her through her cancer scare, the Steps showed her a way to give back
Carry This Message
January 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 5 - Each group has but one primary purpose--to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers
Explaining the Unexplainable
August 1969
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Speaking to interested civilian groups about AA is fraught with peril, frustration and reward
Just the right medicine
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Anonymous
| Clifton, N.J.
She will always remember the professionals who helped her get to AA. Now it was her turn to give back
The Magic and the Miracle
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Santa Monica, Calif.
Gratitude comes with working the program—and finding true belief
Adjudicated
November 2014
By:
Anonymous
A reader responds to an article from the September 2013 issue of the Grapevine
Crosstalk
November 2013
By:
Anonymous
When is it OK to refer to someone else’s share? One member has some thoughts
Time Will Tell
March 2013
By:
Anonymous
He’s grateful the Third Tradition gave him the freedom to find his place
Web Exclusive: Man Down
November 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Virginia
A vision of himself falling into the chasm of alcoholism was his spiritual awakening