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Answers Will Come

November 2023 | Gratitude
By: David C. | Albion, Idaho
A longtimer connects with a kind, loving spirit to quiet his jumbled alcoholic mind

A Fresh Perspective

October 2023 | Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By: Chad P. | St. Louis, Missouri
Totally overwhelmed at work at 12 years sober, he found the path to peace just down the road

With Pen & Hope

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
By: Anonymous
With letters and calls, she walked her through the Steps and on the way to a new life

As Sick As My Secrets

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Anonymous | Galway, Ireland
The AA welcome is always waiting

Family Secret

April 2023 | AA & Families
By: R.G. | Slidell, La.
After years of drinking and pain, sobriety prepared a mother for a wonderful unexpected reunion

How Anonymous Do I Want to Be?

November 2022 | Fun in Sobriety
By: Jim H. | Largo, Fla.
A member shares his beloved wife’s thoughts on when to be secret about our AA membership

At Peace with the World

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
By: Jason B. | Denver, Colo.
Just when he needed to dive back in the program and help someone, he met an old boxer named Jake

260 Breakfasts

March 2021 | Making Amends
By: Anonymous | Lafayette, Colo.
A trip to an old boss to make things right led to a long, wonderful friendship he never expected

Edinburgh Love

July 2020 | AA Around The World
By: Paul M. | Galveston, Texas
A dream trip through the U.K. took a tragic turn, but the local AAs knew how to take care of their own

Another chance

May 2020 | Getting Into General Service
By: Anonymous | Phoenix, Ariz.
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give

A Cold December Night

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By: Joe G. | Athens, Ohio
Watching two AA guys on a Twelfth Step call was a Christmas Eve gift he’ll never forget

A Child’s Memories

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA
By: Jan C. | Naples, Fla.
Her father sobered up with the help of one of AA’s most important friends

Have kit will travel

June 2018
By: Alex M. | Louisville, Kentucky
You never know when you’ll need a little help staying sober on the road

Seven nights a week

June 2018
By: Derek R. | Ottowa, Ontario
How a small group of AAs kept carrying the message until even holidays were covered

Chasing The Monsters Away

September 2016
Drunkenly putting his son to bed, he passed on three generations of alcoholism in a single breath—until AA helped him break the cycle.

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Sixteen Years In the Making

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: L.C. | Apopka, Fla.
It’s takes practice—but self-pity can be vanquished

Shouting from the housetops

December 2023 | Remote Communities and sober holidays
By: G.H. | Kingston, New Hampshire
He couldn’t wait to tell everyone about his AA membership!
Hmm...maybe not a great idea

Danced all night

September 2022 | Young & Sober
By: Heidi E. | Portsmouth, N.H.
Just when she thought she’d never have fun again, they turned the music up!

Turning Down the Volume

April 2022 | What's On Your Mind?
By: Kiko M. | West Chester, Pa.
Not everybody is going to like me or like what I have to offer. What matters is that I like myself enough to continue to take my inventory and be of maximum service.

Better than I deserve?

April 2022 | What's On Your Mind?
By: Anonymous | Brighton, Colo.
Does maintaining my sobriety and working the Steps “earn” me respect, even happiness? Am I expected to “man up and put up” with whatever circumstances arise?

Meeting on the yard

July 2021 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Andi F. | Goodyear, Ariz.
When outside volunteers can’t make it in, these women know just what to do

Clean House, Help Others

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Gary D. | Edgewater, Fla.
Helping others in AA has a ripple effect that spreads beyond what we can see

In Order to Heal

May 2021 | Our Twelve Steps
By: Woody R. | Stockton, Calif.
As with an individual, there’s nothing like an inventory to help a home group stay healthy, happy and focused

Sharing Everything

May 2021 | Our Twelve Steps
By: Julian S. | Huntington Beach, Calif.
Who knew he’d have a spiritual experience telling his secrets one morning to
a man he barely knew?

I’m Not Going To Drink Today

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Dionne M. | Savannah, Ga.
Who could have imagined that her obsession to drink would be lifted when she reached out for a white chip?

Cowboy Boots and Sobriety

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Tom A. | Portland, Ore.
What’s a drunken cowboy without his boots? Perhaps a sober alcoholic

Mother’s Little Helper

October 2020 | Money and Sobriety
By: Becca A. | Gatineau, Quebec
I still have difficult parenting moments and I still want to cry most days about things that happen. But now I don’t immediately turn to alcohol for help. I face my feelings.

Something Powerful in My Corner

July 2020 | AA Around The World
By: Jack R. | Marion, Ill

Look Back, But Don’t Stare

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: V.B. | Naugatuck, Conn.
Our job is to remember the past, learn from it—but don’t repeat it

Hula Hoop Larry and the Serenity Prayer

January 2020 | Spiritual Awakenings
By: Becky P.
The riddle of the Serenity Prayer explained

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