A Resentment and a Coffee Pot
January 2005
By:
Jim S.
| Westland, Michigan
It doesn't take much to start a meeting
Sober over Sixty
October 2004
By:
Marion B.
| Holualoa, Hawaii
They were invisible until they found AA
Never Too Old to Dream
August 2004
By:
Romey P.
| Jeffersonville, Indiana
With hope, you can always reconsider your options
Whom Do You Tell?
January 2004
By:
Debbie R.
| Kennesaw, Georgia
This time, she claimed her alcoholism for her own
Faith in Full Flower
November 2003
By:
Butch M.
| San Diego, California
A wedding on the eve of grief
Outrageous By Choice
January 2003
By:
Jamie F.
| Teaneck, New Jersey
Is it really possible to become the person you always longed to be?
A Love Affair with the Traditions
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Richard M.
| Littleton, Colorado
How a day of complaining turned into a 37-year journey of wonder with 12 gems about unity and love
Sober Sisters
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Susan and Lynda C.
| New York, New York
Daughters of an AA mom share their long, wonderful stories
Hole in my soul
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Cindee S.
| Coos Bay, Oregon
As she struggled to identify, it was sharing about the emptiness inside that finally opened this mom’s heart
Shackled By This Disease
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Justin C.
| Winnabow, N.C.
In jail, but finally free, he discovers the 12 Steps
Letting mom in
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Wendy G.
| New Cumberland, Pa.
Sometimes we make tough choices when we get sober. But there’s always a chance for forgiveness when we try
Austin Citywide
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Lisa W.
| Austin, Texas
A festival of “fun, food, fellowship and recovery” changes one AA’s life forever
Following orders
July 2018
By:
Ernie L.
| Chesapeake, Virginia
For years, a drunken Navy man stayed out of trouble. But one day, his wife and boss called him in
Accountability
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Cheryl V.
We face complaints from the minute we make that first pot of coffee for our home group to the day we’re voted GSR. Responding with grace and dignity is what counts
Not From Here
May 2017
By:
Fobby N.
| Springfield, Virginia
The love in the rooms helps a young Pakistani alcoholic see that he’s not as unique as he thought
Big shoes to fill
August 2016
Her grandmother led her to Alcoholics Anonymous, but she followed her mom into the world of special workers
Desperate on New Year’s Eve
December 2015
There he sat, all alone feeling sorry for himself ... would he drink? Or would he reach out?
My Safari Guide
April 2013
By:
Ken B.
| Macon, North Carolina
Jimmy led him through the wilds of early sobriety, then taught him how to hunt for sponsors
Love on the Rocks
May 2012
By:
Jason S.
| Westminster, Maryland
How the Steps helped a newly sober couple put their wedding rings back on their fingers
No More Dirty Dishes
February 2012
By:
Linda Jo D.
| New Carlisle, Indiana
One of the many gifts that AA has given her