When truth stares at you
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Peter B.
| Petaluma, Calif.
It was the look that changed his life, from someone whose words he’ll never forge
Time to Up My Game
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Anonymous
| Corpus Christi, Texas
The first 11 Steps had transformed his life. Now it was time for Step Twelve
One of the Lucky Few
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tammy N.
| Jefferson, Ore.
Whenever anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, she intends to be there
It All Began at a Meeting
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Gina
| Florida
No matter where she goes in her far-flung travels, AA—that is, you—is always with her
Flying spaghetti monster
September 2018
By:
Jen L.
| Sullivan, New Hampshire
At 16, she crashed hard. But her sponsor helped her find some hope and even a Higher Power
The Courage To Be Honest
June 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Las Vegas, Nev.
Following the Steps brought this woman a sense of purpose and made her feel at home in the world after years of drinking
From The Hills Of Arkansas
August 2017
By:
Charles G.
| Evans, Ga.
He clawed his way out of a hardscrabble childhood, but alcohol followed him relentlessly. When he couldn’t drink, yet couldn’t die, he finally surrendered
Exposed
April 2017
By:
David H.
| Canon City, Colorado
He thought he had the perfect cover, that he could keep everyone away—until someone saw right through it
Two Lives, One Lifetime
February 2015
By:
Peggy S.
| Belleville, New Jersey
She was born in the Caribbean but started a new life in AA
Portrait in Blue
November 2014
By:
Chaula H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A member looks back on all the ways her sponsor helped her change her life
Family Myths
May 2014
By:
Edwin B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
He grew up with a lot of very specific expectations. They kept him drinking until he let them go
Keeper of Secrets
March 2014
By:
Terry R.
| Melbourne, Florida
A fear of being honest was a stumbling block to getting sober
Back from Haiti
August 2012
By:
Susan J.
| Iowa City, Iowa
After 18 years, a disaster-relief nurse forgets her primary purpose
Tree of a New Life
October 2011
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A dreaded ice storm mends a doctor's bruised career
Letter from a Young Woman in Prison
October 2008
By:
Jennifer S.
| Kingston, New York
After years of alcoholism and incarceration, an inmate finds hope