Truth works
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Joe S.
| Oakland, Calif.
Unsure of sponsoring a member inside San Quentin, he decided that honesty would be the way to go
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anonymous
| Amherst, Mass.
A perfect depiction of why “meeting-makers make it”
Austin Citywide
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Lisa W.
| Austin, Texas
A festival of “fun, food, fellowship and recovery” changes one AA’s life forever
Dear Grapevine
November 2015
Loving It!
August 2015
After being rendered homeless by alcoholism, his life in sobriety was pretty good
Love on Emerald Lake
May 2014
By:
Anonymous
After a breakup, he headed to Vermont to be of service. But his HP had much bigger plans
Big Ego, Bigger Cup
May 2013
By:
Valerie
| Bloomington, Illinois
The more important she got, the more she poured
Garden Variety Sobriety
August 2012
By:
Don G.
| Little Rock, Arkansas
A sponsor showed him how to get his hands dirty and learn to love AA
Step One on Repeat
March 2011
By:
Barbara
On her one-year anniversary, a member recalls the fear and excitement of early sobriety
Right Before My Eyes
September 2008
By:
Mike K.
| Kenai, Alaska
An AA witnesses the slow, steady growth of a group in prison
Amazing Grace
August 2004
By:
Alana M.
| Richmond, British Columbia
A daughter shares the wonder of recovery with her mother
Room to Grow
June 1999
By:
Jim N.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Chapter XXI . . . Continued
April 1945
Concluding Chapter XXI, begun in the March <emphasis type="italic">Grapevine. September Remember</emphasis>, by Eliot Taintor (a writing team, one of whom is an A.A.), will be published April 16th, by Prentice-Hall.
A Smiling Man, a Happy Man
October 1996
Learning to Grow in Self-esteem
February 1975
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
A low opinion of self drove us into many of our difficulties
12TH STEP - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
August 1974
By:
Bill C.
| Hull, Massachusetts
Presenting a short, concise version of each of the Twelve Steps as one member experienced them
Discussion Topic
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Staying sober during the holidays
Hitting Bottom
January 2012
In "The Lowest Bottom," an AA recounts how he had quit drinking many times until one night in a motel turned into a 3-month bender