Parked in the Right Spot
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Angel A.
| Thermopolis, Wyo.
Sometimes, a fender-bender will make you see the light
Thankful for all I have learned
November 2023
| Gratitude
Those drunken years lost in the dark are now invaluable experiences to help others
Danced all night
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Heidi E.
| Portsmouth, N.H.
Just when she thought she’d never have fun again, they turned the music up!
YPAA Till We DIEPAA
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Don S.
| Burlington, Conn.
When you grow up in young people’s AA, the commitment to serve never leaves you
Open for Business
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Leah B.
| Laramie, Wyo.
Feeling all alone in a college town, she and some other young AAs came up with a plan
I Wanted To Be A Star But God Made Me Anonymous
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By:
Karen M.
| San Antonio, Texas
She sought fame, but found AA and humility
Help Wanted
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
David B.
| New York, N.Y.
I had been fired again. I was hitting bottom, though I didn’t know that at the time. I picked up the pay phone in the coffee shop. That was my First Step.
Mother’s Little Helper
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Becca A.
| Gatineau, Quebec
I still have difficult parenting moments and I still want to cry most days about things that happen. But now I don’t immediately turn to alcohol for help. I face my feelings.
Changing Course
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Eve K.
| Lexington, Ky.
I was nourished by these women. What resonated loudly was hearing that “getting sober is like trying to turn the Titanic around.” The woman’s words shook me to my core.
Through her letters
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Pennsylvania
A woman with 20 years gets her gratitude back from a member who’s lost her freedom
Hope nobody sees me!
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tennessee
A member in Tennessee shares his thoughts about the importance of anonymity
At the Kitchen Table
February 2015
By:
Debra F.
| Philadelphia, New York
She hadn't had a drink for 14 years -- until the night her father died
Sober Ink
August 2014
By:
Catherine M.
| Jessup, Pennsylvania
A sober mom makes a trip to the tattoo parlor to clear up a bit of the past
Sober at 63
April 2010
By:
RITA C.
| Wimauma, Fla.
The alcohol stops working and her Higher Power steps in
9th Step
April 1971
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. - <emphasis type="italic">This series on the Twelve Steps is written by twelve members of AA, each interpreting one of the Steps as he sees it</emphasis
Past / Present / Future
July 1968
By:
G. N. G.
| Forest Hills, New York
. . . <emphasis type="italic">Thought's the slave of life, and life time's fool; and time, that takes survey of all the world, must have a Stop.</emphasis>"--Shakespeare
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
February 1955
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step Four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
Conference Report
June 1951
God Produces Harmony
August 1948
A Spicy Pickle
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By:
Mary B.
| Johns Creek, Ga.
Getting sober, finding a Higher Power, falling down the stairs—and doing it all with a sense of humor.
The Importance of Powerlessness
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By:
Coleen F.
| Micanopy, Fla.
Hearing “How It Works” refreshes her sobriety anew each meeting she attends
Full Speed Sober
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Jeremy S.
| Baltimore, Maryland
With a little too much energy, a newcomer hits the road to avoid his Ninth Step. Boy, was he in for an adventure!
Meet the parents
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Michael O.
| Marysville, Wash.
His folks came to “birthday night” to see what this weird cult was about. By the end of the night, everyone got a surprise
Something to see
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Susana C.
Though her husband’s illness came at a most difficult time, the love of the Fellowship came through everyone
Green Pastures
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Mark D.
| Eagan, Minn.
A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life
Working on The Inside
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Todd P.
| Bountiful, Utah
Thanks to the literature, some inmates in Utah are determined to stay sober and go through the Steps
YPAA or bust
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
George S.
| Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
One day, he stumbled into a bunch of young AAs eager to hit the road. That’s when his sobriety went into high gear
