Doing just fine
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Steve S.
| Manhasset, New York
As the battering rams pummel his little slice of the world, he’ll be OK today because he’s sober
Sober Since Disco
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joe C.
| Toronto, Ontario
As AA changed, he needed to rediscover “his people”
The Guys Who Got Me Here
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Chad P
| St. Louis, Mo.
A member in St. Louis lovingly shares about his many adventures with sponsorship
It Will Never Happen To Me
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By:
Jennifer J.
| Lone Oak, Texas
Growing up with an alcoholic parent, she thought she knew all the pitfalls
Young sober & free
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Valerie T.
| Vista, Calif.
A surprise challenge at a sober dance was just the start of her journey back to joy
I Lost Everything
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By:
J.G.
| Des Moines, Iowa
He thought he was “cured,” and could go on with his life. But alcohol had other ideas
To Live in Peace
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Lori N.
| Schertz, Texas
For years she wanted a God she could trust. With a good sponsor and a little faith, she finally found it through the Steps
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
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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
I Turn in My Medals
December 1950
By:
J.S.H.
| Montclair, New Jersey
In which bourbon and bravery, gin and genius are soon parted. . .
Does the "Oldtimer" Have Problems
September 1949
By:
R.F.S.
| Montclair, New Jersey
A Nine-Year Man States His Case
Letter from the Editor
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
