A Reader Sees "Bob's" Experiences As a Blessing in Disguise
October 1953
By:
Larry S.
| Portland, Oregon
Up in Smoke
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Garry and Renee J.
| Surprise, Arizona
Members out west find a fun and sometimes chilly way to gather in fellowship and embrace Step Seven
“I’m Turning This Stuff Out as Fast as I Can”
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
A timeline of the first year and a half of the making of the Big Book
Indeed Miraculous
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Thomas S.
| Arlington Heights, Illinois
Through AA, he found a new, more powerful relationship with a Higher Power that was with him his whole life
The Three Legacies
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Heidi Jo M.
| Rochelle, Texas
The building blocks of her sobriety are recovery, unity and service
Until I knew
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Justin G.
| Port St. Lucie, Florida
A member shares his journey about mentioning drugs and being respectful of AA’s primary purpose
The big “Lie”
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Barbara M.
| Sequim, Wash.
Her interest in service was met with what some might call a little fib. But it sure changed her life
Starting my day
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Paul M.
| Galveston, Texas
A past delegate recalls how he learned that a good day of service can begin with a well-made bed
This beautiful truth
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anonymous
| Cleveland miss, Mo.
A member raised in the Muslim faith shares her eye-opening journey with the Second and Third Steps
Cab Ride
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul W.
| Rochester, NY
The best years of his life came after he found his way into the Fellowship
The Day I Unmuted
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Tracy L.
| Ottawa, Ontario
Every day she kept logging in—often drunk. Then finally she spoke up and said those magic words
Lesson Learned
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Christian S.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
On a sober career path across the world, a teacher asks for help and gets it
Making things possible
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Mo
Learning about the Concepts opened his eyes and helped him stay connected during the COVID pandemic
Keep On Keepin’ On
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Martin W.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
He astonished the old-timers by boiling it all down to a simple phrase. That can’t be right, they thought. But it worked for him
Her turn
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Meaghan B.
| Bonita Springs ., Fla.
Her dad wanted her to get sober too, so he led by example—well, and maybe a few hints around the house
My Hope
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Charity D.
| Cumberland, R.I.
She could barely open the old door, but once she did she found a new way of life
