Hidden bottles everywhere
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Lance S.
| La Center, Washington
A trip to Dr. Bob’s house was a real treat, but the things that surprised him most made clinking noises
As Sick As My Secrets
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Galway, Ireland
The AA welcome is always waiting
Making Lemonade
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Elizabeth R.
| Florence, Ala.
COVID-19 didn’t slow this group down one bit. Instead, their recipe for service just got better
More Valuable Than Ever
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Anonymous
| Amherst, Mass.
In the right hands, a Big Book never stops working. And this member’s copy has had some wonderful lives
A Gentle Hand
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Kurt K.
| Lockport, N.Y.
A member shares a little advice he got long ago that just might have saved his life
Watching my mouth
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Gordon B.
| Edwardsville, Ill.
A member shares his thoughts about cussing in meetings and why he says things he doesn’t want to say
A Journey Toward Responsibility
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Annemarie M. Excerpt from Grapevine article, September 1998
| Raynham, Mass.
How Tradition Nine put her on the path to discover the wonderful world of AA beyond the group, and a host of spiritual principles
Intellect and the Disease of Alcoholism
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bart H.
| Reno, Nev.
Floundering after 15 dry years, he decided to stop thinking and start believing
Edinburgh Love
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Paul M.
| Galveston, Texas
A dream trip through the U.K. took a tragic turn, but the local AAs knew how to take care of their own
Back on track
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Andy L.
| Hoosick Falls, New York
After a sudden layoff, a guy with one year puts his wheels in motion, stays sober and keeps on going
Relapse after 11 years
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Ahmed J.
| Coral Springs, Florida
From a Florida jail, a dad warns how pain meds and a weak program woke his sleeping lion
My old drinking buddies
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Tom S.
| Arlington Heights, Illinois
Learning to navigate longtime friends without much of a struggle
Watching over me
March 2018
By:
Mitch G.
| Arlington, Texas
A powerful moment on the porch one day revealed that he was taken care of all along
Wild Geese
April 2015
By:
Joseph C.
| Rock Hill, South Carolina
He wandered from job to job and from home to home until he got sober
The People Principle
June 1987
By:
M. R.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
We're all human--why pretend to be perfect?
. . . As the Result of These Steps
April 1984
By:
R. S.
| Norfolk, Virginia
On the following pages, six AAs tell us how they "came to believe
Growing Into Sobriety
January 1982
By:
Anonymous
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
When she got to AA she was twenty-seven going on thirteen
A Measure of Humility
September 1980
By:
E. G.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
Third Step - There is humility in the willingness to be honest
Sweetness and Light
October 1978
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
This AA believes positive thinking can sometimes be carried a bit too far
The 2nd Step - We Have Gained a Partner
October 1978
By:
F. G.
| Queens, New York
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Reap the Rewards of the Fifth Step
May 1978
By:
T. R.
| St. Paul, Minnesota
It's practical and effective tool of the program