The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 4
September 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
How I Stayed Sober Till New Year’s
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Amber S.
| Mt. Clemens, Michigan
At a few months sober, she was dreading the upcoming holidays. Luckily, her sponsor had a festive solution
Bleeding Hearts & Wild Geraniums
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Heidi C.
| Toledo, Ohio
A newcomer learns about love, patience and care from someone who’s not afraid to get her hands dirty
We’re in This Together
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Ron B.
| Costa Mesa, California
One member shares why he joins in with his group’s prayers rather than rebel and be different
God or No God
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
A lifelong atheist shares how he embraced the program, learned to help others and found a home in AA
Dream of a Lifetime
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
From the soaring Andes mountains, to the rainforest, to the world’s driest desert, he found wonder and AA fellowship at every turn
A Second Chance
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Janice D.
| Daphne, Alabama
Mom went to all the kid’s games, all right—with a flask. Luckily, AA helped her win their love back
A Place I Call Home
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Sandra H.
| Hooper Bay, Alaska
Staying sober in her tiny Alaska village was tough, until one day the remote community folks’ plane came to town
Soaking in the Sun
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Anonymous
| Summerville, South Carolina
On rooftops, at the ocean, on the dance floor, she and her sober crew laughed, cried and celebrated their new lives
How Did I Get Here From There?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.B.
| San Juan, Puerto Rico
Her drinking left her bewildered and in despair. Today she is in the “business of living”
Music, Money & Free Drinks
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Paty
| Los Angeles, California
Once she started drinking, the party took off. She just didn’t know how to stop
Always Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jim in Tasmania
An oldtimer shares some things he’s learned to keep his head above water on the long, sober swim
Four Great Days
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul L.
| Flemington, N.J.
A serious health diagnosis turns into a successful test of the program
A Sense of Belonging
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sasha E.
| Collierville, Tenn.
She had it all—the kids, the home, the husband—but she couldn’t stop drinking
What Do They Mean--"Personality Change"?
June 1957
By:
S. T.
| New York
Some resist it--others embrace it--what is it?
Three Answers to the Article "Fools Rush In" (October, 1953 Grapevine)
January 1954
By:
Anonymous
| Toronto, Ontario
Who Is to Blame?
What About Skid Row As a Start?
January 1950
By:
Agnostic Who Accepted AA on the Poi
| Bellerose, L.I., New York
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