Always Remember
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Liah H.
| Kihei, Hawaii
One morning on a beautiful Hawaiian beach, she heard a share that reminded her to cherish her seat
In Service Heaven
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Don B.
| Baltimore, Maryland
What used to be a night of clinging to a barstool is now a weekend blast of fun and fellowship
God shot at Gate 1
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Tom S.
| Tucson, Arizona
How on earth did he end up in an airport bar when he was just trying to get home from rehab?
Taking Off
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
D.M.
| Austin, Texas
Once a drunken rule-breaker getting jailed by cops, she’s now happily sober and hitting the road
That Still Small Voice
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Andrew B.
| Albany, N.Y.
In his darkest moments, a true inner voice spoke to him
Other Towns, Other Meetings
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lana W.
| Saint Helens, Ore.
AA members in new towns? They’re just friends we haven’t met yet
Essential Worker
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Sean B.
| Connell, Wash.
After the COVID prison shutdown, he got to work in the factory, but still had no AA. Then one day a little cart came by
A stronger group
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Bob P.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Substantial unanimity helps the majority slow down and hear the voice of the minority opinion. Sometimes the voice of a loving God is trying to speak through others.
Truly Living One Day At A time
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rachel M.
| Duluth, Minn.
All her geographic taught her was that she was an alcoholic in a different state. That’s when she learned to take things one sunrise at a time
Fired Once a Year
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Bruce T.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Patience, joy, expectations and hope. Four decades of sponsoring has been one hell of a journey.
Advanced Sobriety 101
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Jeff L.
| Redondo Beach, Calif.
His pain was like a compass, pointing due north to the healing work that needed to be done
Time to let go
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
T.T.
| Alburquerque, New Mexico
His strong wish for a 90-minute meeting may not have lasted, but unity sure did
Can I buy you a drink?
November 2018
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
In 1963, at a ski lodge in Quebec, an alcoholic makes a friendly offer. Boy, did she get the wrong guy
Anniversaries
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
Celebrating his anniversary may make him uncomfortable, but his entire life is a celebration of the beauty of sobriety found through the AA Fellowship
Why Be Organized?
September 2017
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
A conversation with the coffee crew reminds this “elder statesman” why AA is set up the way it is
Seduced By AA
September 1987
By:
E. K.
| La Canada, California
A court-committed alcoholic finds a new life
Sitting in the Hot Sun Waiting for a Dumb Bus
July 1987
By:
R. M.
| Gainesville, Florida
(or, Busted in the Bushes)
One More Thing to Be Thankful For
May 1982
By:
G. B.
| Columbus, Ohio
He waited and waited for a pat on the back
The Quality of Surrender
June 1980
By:
Abraham J. Twerski, MD
A nonalcoholic considers our First Step
A Disease of Opposites
March 1979
By:
F. R.
| Parsippany, New Jersey
What seemed to be the end was actually the beginning
Carry the Message
August 1978
By:
D. S.
| Port Lavaca, Texas
This AA tried to carry another alcoholic
