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Little Surrenders

January 2024 | Emotional Sobriety
By: Bill the Shirt | Bristol
For him, each good deed, each kind gesture, is a spiritual experience

It Can’t Get Any Better—But It Does

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: D.C. | Bangor, Maine
To this old-timer, the fruit of sobriety tastes sweeter and sweeter every day

Tick tick tick

January 2023 | Spiritual Awakenings
By: Anna H. | South Yarmouth, Mass.
She knew AA was a cult because they all had tattoos. Now she just needed the password!

Coming Together

January 2023 | Spiritual Awakenings
By: Judith H. | Lewisburg, Pa.
Unity and common welfare helped this meeting navigate the many challenges of COVID-19

A stronger group

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By: Bob P. | Tucson, Ariz.
Substantial unanimity helps the majority slow down and hear the voice of the minority opinion. Sometimes the voice of a loving God is trying to speak through others.

Wouldn’t be anywhere else

March 2022 | Emotional Sobriety
By: Tim P. | Longville, Minn.
Kindness, love, large-print books and donuts. You can’t ask for anything more

A sparkling eve

December 2021 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By: Laura B. | Hot Springs, Ark.
It was her first sober New Year’s Eve and all she wanted was a nice night out with her husband

Leave outside issues out here

October 2021 | Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By: Anonymous | Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
Talking politics is frowned on in AA meetings. One member makes the case that clothes can talk too

Ride Share

July 2021 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Michelle B. | Rossford, Ohio
Tired, worried and desperate for a meeting, a newcomer hits the road and meets an angel at the wheel

I’ll Quit Tomorrow

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Jennifer P. | Clarksville, Tenn.
Once she found sobriety, she discovered the God of her childhood waiting for her

The High Cost of Sanity

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Lori M. | Houston, Texas
Her third DUI in six weeks put her in a Texas prison for 20 years. Which is where she said: “I need help.”

No One’s the Boss

August 2020 | LGBTQ+
By: Steve S. | Bloomfield, N.J.
Oh, no! What will these AAs make him do? What does he owe? This newcomer’s first encounter with the Traditions was a pleasant surprise

Dancing on a Pinhead

May 2020 | Getting Into General Service
By: Nancy H. | Laguna Woods, Calif.
Write articles on the Concepts? What on earth had she signed up for? Turns out, it opened her eyes to a whole new world

Sharing my Secret

February 2020 | Tough Times
By: Kirk S. | Dundas, Ontario
Angry and lonely, he stayed quiet about his reading skills. Then one day he was able to help others

You Are Not Alone

June 2019 | Letting Go of Resentments
By: Beth F. | Iowa City, Ia
She had just planned on a quick stop in AA—but the service in the program became the beating heart of her life

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There Is More to It Than Sobriety

March 1950
By: Russ | Cary, Illinois

Aid of Greater Power

July 1948
By: R. S. | New York, New York

Web Exclusive: Fun and Fellowship—Marathon Style

May 2011
By: Brian K. | Telford, Pennsylvania
Road-trip running buddies take a challenge to attend an AA meeting in six different states—all in one day!

What We Were Like

September 1996
By: Morris Markey
Alcoholics and God

A Labor of Love

September 1991
By: Anonymous
a past trustee looks back over a term on the General Service Board

Body & Soul

February 2026 | Getting Through Tough Times
By: Jonathan R. | Boulder, Colorado
He didn’t even particularly like to get massages. But this trip to the spa changed his life forever

Just like dad

March 2022 | Emotional Sobriety
By: Jake G. | Leander, Texas
The alcoholic “monster” he tried so hard not to become was the person he turned to for help

Good Reasons

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Greg A. | Carlsbad, Calif.
It took an especially awful Fourth of July to make him realize he really was “that bad”

A Retread By Any Other Name

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: Loni C. | Redwood City, Calif.
No longer a “retread,” she finally returned to the program and found her life again

In & out

April 2019 | Relapse
By: Dean C. | Grand Forks, North Dakota
After suffering for years in the revolving door, he finally found the answer outside himself

Take the steps

May 2018
By: Doc | Blue Springs, Missouri
An old-timer, once known as Shaky Jake, walks us through the program that changed his life

Bang Bam Boom!

June 2013
By: Jeanne E. | Blaine, Minnesota
After 68 years of trips and falls, she finally tumbled into AA

Web Exclusive: Life is Good

February 2012
By: Francine H. | Staten Island, New York
A member reflects on her 28th anniversary

Deep-seated Rage

December 2011
By: Tony C. | Chicago, Illinois
He was on a crash course to become his father, until he reached for the tools of AA

Web Exclusive: The Homely Truth

August 2011
By: Bob L. | Woodstock, New York
A member sets out to tell his story without trying to make it more interesting and entertaining than it really was

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