Counting Days in my PJs
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Jill S.
| Glasgow
Even in a pandemic, she got sober, connected, traveled the world and made a host of new friends
Rock Bottom
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Paolina A.
| Venice, Calif.
Her struggle to do her Sixth Step at the water’s edge leads to a wonderful experience with prayer
Home Group
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bobby P.
| Mesa, Ariz.
Get a home group. Support it. And welcome others
Still Learning
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Mickey H.
| Northridge, Calif.
Through grief, relocation, illness and a pandemic, a senior AA member uses the tools to keep going strong
Sick Puppy
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Soledad, Calif.
A gang member serving 26 to life expresses his gratitude for AA and the sponsor who changed his life
Love and Teamwork
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
KC B.
| New York, N.Y.
With Steps and a good sponsor, he learned to have a healthy relationship after a wild life of liquor and romantic chaos
A Smooth Finish
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Brian S.
| Alexandria, Va.
With a saw, a sander, some two-byfours and a gallon of finish, a newly sober man builds a busy life
My Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jessica P.
| Sacramento, Calif.
Even while drinking, a spiritual life carried her forward. AA did the rest
Get out of your head
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Lisa J.
| New Hope, Pa.
Anger and sadness sent this newcomer mom right toward the liquor store.
Luckily, she knew what to do
Luckily, she knew what to do
Ready to Handle it
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Philip C.
| Louisville, Ky.
Though he’d made amends to his wife the best he could, one day while cleaning, he lifted a lid and found forgiveness and truth
Chain Reaction
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Butch M.
| Santee, Calif.
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine
My Love Affair With Booze
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill C.
| Okeechobee, Fla.
It was his first love, but not his last, thanks to AA
My Curious Journey Into Service
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Patchogue, N.Y.
Once he understood the true meaning of service, “beyond my wildest dreams” was no just a phrase to him
A Journey Toward Responsibility
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Annemarie M. Excerpt from Grapevine article, September 1998
| Raynham, Mass.
How Tradition Nine put her on the path to discover the wonderful world of AA beyond the group, and a host of spiritual principles
One night in London
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Rose M.
| Jersey, Channel Islands
After 50 years, she’s curious to find the man who kept the doors open so she could find us
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
October 1990
Ascending From Alcoholism
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Jason S.
| Damascus, Ore.
Just for today, sobriety is enough for an ex-cop with a tough drinking story
God’s in the Cooler
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Troy F.
| Newton, Iowa
After a deadly accident, he finds God in an unlikely place
Totally Empty
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Betsy-Ann T.
| Los Angeles, California
After that final bottle of scotch, she made the call to end the pain
The Gift of Desperation
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Becky B.
| Chillicothe, Ohio
Going into rehab felt like defeat, but it was the beginning of spiritual victory
Jumping to Conclusions
October 2017
By:
Susan H.
| Ashland, Ore.
Wild kids next door were causing trouble and she had to do something. She had no idea she was leaping headfirst into Step Ten
My Personal Journey To Recovery
September 2017
By:
Vanessa D.
| Milwaukee, Wis.
She carried a handbag full of miniature bottles and even the dog knew she was drinking! With grace, humor and honesty, one alcoholic tells of her battle to get sober
And she waits...
December 2016
By:
Kirie P.
| Brinnon, Washington
In a tiny rural village with no street lights and no AA, a woman brews a pot of coffee and reads
The Double Life of a Doctor
November 2014
By:
Anonymous
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
She was long practiced in the art of maintaining a façade, but the stakes were getting higher and higher
If This Is Prayer, It Isn't So Bad
February 2012
By:
Alan L.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
It can work, even if you don't have a Higher Power