Active Duty
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
David D.
| Largo, Florida
A military dad has two jobs to do. And now that he’s sober he gets to show up for both
At ease
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Axel B.
| New York, N.Y.
Beneath the sound of thundering jets, thousands of miles from home, a newcomer has an experience he’ll never forget
Getting used to a new town
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
S.H.
| Virginia
After a stressful move, a member has to think out of the box to adjust to a brand-new home group
Globe-trotting
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Doug G.
| Fujisawa
When the pandemic caused his AA meeting in Japan to go viral, alcoholics from around the world joined in
Relieved of Command
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jay W.
| San Diego, Calif.
He commanded a powerful Navy vessel, but he was powerless over his alcoholism
A More Likable Me
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Anonymous
| New Britain, Conn.
After years of anger and self-pity fueled by liquor, he used the tools of AA to become a kind, loving dad
Connecting
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Michael B.
| Cleveland, Ohio
He needed a new kidney. What he got was proof that his Higher Power was working overtime
Dear Grapevine
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
Better Late Than Never?
January 2017
It isn’t your age that counts when you come into the program, it’s your willingness, as one older newcomer discovers
Paradise not lost
October 2016
How a return to the scene of her darkest drinking became a beautiful experience
St. Louis Blues
August 2016
Too much booze and a nasty fistfight got this 20-year-old mother a one-way ticket to a psych ward
Dear Grapevine
May 2016
One Main Road
November 2015
Early in sobriety, she took a trip that confirmed for her that the path of AA was the right one
Dear Grapevine
August 2015
The Road from Reno
September 2014
By:
Don A.
| Germantown, Tennessee
On a cross-country trip with his parents, a son learns a valuable lesson while making amends to his mom
My Ears Opened, but My Mind Shut
March 1995
By:
George P.
| Pakenham, Ontario
STEP 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
The Rose
July 1991
By:
Annie E.
| Oklahoma
Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Keeping AA First
October 1990
By:
D. T.
| Comer, Georgia
using Step 11 when making meeting becomes more difficult
Memoirs of a Successful Failure
May 1985
By:
J. C.
| Trenton, New Jersey
Two AAs illuminate the relationship between success and spiritual growth
I Never Noticed the Rainbows
August 1983
By:
S. S.
| Kailua, Hawaii
A tough job decision showed her that changes bring opportunities
