The World We Live in
June 1970
By:
Bobbie G.
| Queens, New York
As a sober alcoholic, can I come to terms with the hostility, confusion, and misunderstanding all around me?
An AA Hand Was There
August 1967
By:
A. G.
| Carmel, California
On a cliff overlooking the Pacific, a broken man asked for help . . .
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
Sharing my truth
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Pam
| Anaheim, California
Being honest about her mental illness in sobriety gives others hope and lets them know they’re not alone
It Can Happen To Any One Of Us
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Derek R.
| Ottawa, Ontario
The important thing is to let everyone know they are no longer alone
12 ways to have a sober holiday
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
| Kewanee, Ill.
Pitching in, reaching out, fellowship and prayer. These are the things that work
Sweet Number 20
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Eric G.
| Delray Beach, Fla.
Revisiting two decades of sobriety, he truly understands that “most good ideas are simple”
These Steps Work
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Valerie T.
| San Diego, Calif.
What a game changer. Once she took action and finished her Fourth Step, there was no turning back
Three Strikes, You’re Out
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Katie C.
| Huxley, Iowa
Discovering her own imperfect humanity was the greatest gift the program could have given her
Getting A Sponsor
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike P.
| Las Cruces, N.M.
One man’s extended journey through sponsorship
Secret stash
September 2017
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, California
She kept the answer to her school fears hidden in her locker—a jar of 90-proof liquid courage
Drink, Rinse, Repeat
September 2017
By:
Mary Beth F.
| Santee, California
This teen hid her vodka in a hair-raising place while she tried desperately to clean up her act
Four Days Sober. . .Again
February 1968
By:
Joni R.
| Manhattan, New York
She had had a sober year once--ten years ago. But each new morning still challenges, and promises. . .
It’s Not Like I Drank All Day
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jenny C.
| Nevada City, Calif.
Admitting she was an alcoholic would doom her for life. Or so she thought
Forgiving Dad
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Troy J.
| Boscobel, Wis.
I couldn’t understand why, if he loved me, he continued to abandon me. After I got involved in AA in here and worked the Steps, I found the answer.
Growing Up & Growing Older
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Susan A.
| Rocklin, Calif.
I am 70 years old now. Today I wonder whether it’s not harder to grow old than to grow up. I could not have survived without the love and support of my AA friends.
10 things I wish I’d known
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Dan C.
| New York, N.Y.
If I can quiet my mind for just long enough and just shut up for a second, something better always crystallizes. I don’t need what I thought I needed.
Faith Through Adversity
August 2018
By:
Natalia K.
| Princeville, Hawaii
She surviving everything, including the gunshot meant to end her life. What followed was hard-won sobriety
Back In Orange
July 2016
Driving & Crying
November 2015
A share overwhelms a newcomer’s heart and puts her on the main road to Step Two
Wreckage of the Past
March 2011
By:
Carolyn A.
| Welland, Ontario
Beautiful things happen when a newcomer gets honest on her one-year anniversary