Beyond what I Imagined
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Michelle B.
| Kelowna, British Columbia
How the Steps helped her become more patient, tolerant, authentic, useful and right-sized
We Never Give Up
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky.
A man from Nepal reminds him that we don’t have the power to get people sober. We just hope and keep reaching out
The Walls
June 2017
By:
Robert A.
| Vernon, British Columbia
He built a wall so high others couldn’t get in and he couldn’t get out. Then AA entered his life and he understood he wasn’t alone, after all
A Sponsor Can't Be My Higher Power
May 1972
By:
Dean S.
| Santa Monica, California
We belong to no one and no one belongs to us. We are God's "babies
At Wit’s End
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
Peter Pan Is Dead
December 1974
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
The old fairy-tale concept of the happy ending takes on different meanings with the acceptance of reality
I've Done the Twelve Steps--now What?
March 1973
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
There are no endings in AA, only new beginnings
DREAM BIG
August 2009
By:
HAILI H.
| Austin, Texas
She was going nowhere fast until her soul cried out for help
The Suffering Is Optional
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rod M.
The gift of God’s grace got him sober after years in prison
Making the rounds
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Lennox S.B.
| San Diego, Calif.
With his sponsor’s help, he headed for an ex’s funeral to make a few amends. Turned out there were more than a few
The Beginning of Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chris C.
| USS Emory S. Land
He was at sea, literally and figuratively, but found safe harbor in AA
In good company
June 2016
By:
Holly H.
| Altoona, Pa.
She took a leap of faith into her first sober rafting trip and her HP supplied the extra paddles
A Free Soul
March 2012
By:
B.J.H.
| Louisburg, North Carolina
In AA he found a freedom that transcended the prison walls
Love at First Sip
December 2011
By:
Anonymous
A young woman chronicles her torrid relationship with alcohol
Is This AA?
January 2008
By:
M.P.
| Pocatello, Idaho
An AA member questions dress codes for speakers
How to Become a C.P.A.A.A.
December 1983
By:
N. S.
| Toronto, Ontario
Did you know that one of the fringe benefits of group activity can be a basic business education?
Make It a Happy Day
April 1979
By:
J. R.
| Bucktown, New Jersey
He doesn't let twenty-four hours go by without trying to