A Moment in the Dark
September 2015
In a sea of empty beer cans, he had made his home a prison. What would it take to break free?
In the Eye of the Storm
April 2015
By:
Kari O.
| Greenfield, Indiana
With nowhere to go and unable to make it home, she had to depend on the kindness of strangers
Why I Don't Vote
March 2014
By:
Anonymous
An AA questions the use of Robert's Rules of Order in business meetings
Growing Up on the Farm
July 2011
By:
Al S.
| Orting, Washington
It all began as a good time in a small farming community, but the good times wouldn’t last
Why I like the Lord’s Prayer
April 2011
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An AA shares why he is not about to abandon this meeting closer
Step Eight: the Years That the Locust Hath Eaten
August 2005
By:
K.F.
| New York, New York
from the August 1997 Grapevine
Single Father
November 2003
By:
Miguel C.
| Portland, Oregon
Translated and reprinted from La Viña, September-October 2003
From the Inside Out
July 2003
By:
J. K.
| Baltimore, Maryland
After the first AA prison convention, everything changed--even the length of his sentence
The Grand Ritual of Walking into the Kitchen of My Home Group
November 2001
By:
Steve F.
| Glencoe, Illinois
The Years That the Locust Hath Eaten
August 1997
By:
K. F.
| New York, New York
Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
A Bright Future
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By:
Laura S.
| Bradenton, Fla.
She never would have guessed that happiness was right there waiting for her
Mr. Loudmouth
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Mike D.
| Syracuse, New York
Of course it was the angry, obnoxious guy who taught him his first real lesson of principles before personalities
Do We Really Want A Spiritual Awakening?
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By:
Anonymous
| Seattle, Wash.
The importance of letting go of thinking too hard
Thirteen Years To Step One
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By:
Laura C.
| Hillsboro, Ore.
Getting sober sometimes takes a while, but the rewards are incalculable
See You Next Week
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Ames S.
| New York, N.Y.
A chance visit to a long-ago meeting reminds a longtimer that much that we treasure in AA stays the same
Lighting the way
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Tina W.
| Hobe Sound, Fla.
Though her last day drinking was rudderless and dark, she found a beacon to point the way out
Confessions of a cookie longtimer
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Sandy A.
| San Diego, Calif.
Out of all the service positions in which she got to serve, this one was by far the sweetest
Spirituality Without Religion
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By:
R.H.
| Searchlight, Nev.
Like many AA’s, he found an individual path to his Higher Power
My First Year Journey
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By:
Robert B.
| Newtown Square, Pa.
Looking back on the year that transformed his life
Living My Life
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Ann S.
| Hemet, Calif.
Life’s challenges keep unfolding for this old-timer.
So does the help we get when we reach out
So does the help we get when we reach out
From Outside to Inside
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By:
Audrey S.
| Pompano Beach, Fla.
She found the meeting after the meeting—and discovered the healing power of AA service
Outside Help
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Mitch E.
| Bountiful, Utah
With donuts and a little faith, they not only got their chores done, but had the best meeting ever
We Admitted We Were Powerless
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By:
Laurie B.
| Margate, Fla.
She devoted her life to saving animals—but almost neglected to save herself
A Winning Game
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Nicole S.
| Denver, Colo.
She made a play to fit her love of football into her new sober life and scored big