Talking the Talk
August 1989
By:
David A.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Do we realize that newcomers take us seriously?
Listening, Trusting, Believing
January 1984
By:
P. F.
| Great Bend, Kansas
He came to AA to stay out of jail and found a joyous, purposeful life
Identity Crisis
June 1982
By:
D. S.
| Desert Hot Springs, California
I am an alcoholic" is the foundation for much more
Devil’s rejects
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Rob S.
| Burnaby, British Columbia
Sobriety can be tough at an isolated oil camp. But these guys stepped up and made AA happen and even found time to celebrate
Why the Hurry?
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom B.
| Hermosa Beach, Calif.
At an intersection, a sober dad is reminded that it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Time to take the foot off the gas
Speaking up
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Tina J.
| Dallas, Texas
After much work in sobriety, she now has courage and a voice. Tradition Two helps show her the way
A Feeling of Serenity
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Pittsburgh, PA
Working her program one day at a time, she found her way back to the career she had lost
Up from the Ashes
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Carla H.
| Chico, Calif.
How a mother kept her cool and stayed close to AA as tragedy struck her family and her California town
Two Years of Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Shawna K.
| Kingwood Group, Texas
Checking in at two years sober… and counting
A grateful holiday
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
Though not the fancy getaway he was used to, the journey this year was to himself
Alive, Sober and Free
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Travis S.
| Austin, Texas
Facing life in prison, he reads the poem that sets him on the path towards recovery and freedom
From my back pocket to my heart
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Bill R.
| Salisbury, North Carolina
A sober pastor thanks AA for helping him find his way back to God
In Gratitude
July 2018
By:
Rebecca K.
| Saginaw, Mich.
Unable to count on anyone, she became her own higher power—and lived a life of alcoholism, depression and homelessness. Then she found the rooms of AA, and a Power greater than herself
How I “Got” A Sponsor
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Dawn S.
| Phoenix, Ariz.
Her recipe for finding the right sponsor? Go to a meeting, find someone who looks like she really wants to be there—and just ask
Walking the Walk
October 2017
By:
Jen S.
| San Antonio, Texas
Stationed far from home and with drinking all around her, a newcomer calls up her AA tools to stay sober another day
My Story
May 2017
By:
Ellen V.
Whenever she has a bad day, she tells herself the story of her spiritual awakening, late one night, after everything seemed lost
Locked Up, But Finally Free
April 2017
He committed the crime while sober, and now had to do the time. How would he face it without drinking?