A New View
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
The beauty of making amends and not shutting the door on the past is that a window opens to help others
Somehow We Did It
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Cosmas S.
| Moldova and Calif.
An AA member in Moldova shares his journey to nurture local groups despite language barriers
Help for a ‘Garden Variety’ Alcoholic
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Steve H.
He had been an ordinary drinker, but received extraordinary help from AA
A Night of Normal Drinking
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Simon J.
| Berwyn Heights, Md.
Just in case he ever forgets, a member recalls what an evening out was actually like
Rigorous Honesty
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Ed K.
It was only cough syrup—but he knew it was a slip, nonetheless
A Big Book is born
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Timeline written by Bill S.
| Fairfield, Conn.
Gotta shop around
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Margot C.
| Sandwich, Massachusetts
After finally getting through the front door, a newcomer learns that not all meetings are alike
Rest in Peace
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
John O’
| Martinsville, Ind.
A dying man spreads the message of AA in an Ontario snowstorm—and the person who receives it continues the cycle of love and service
All Greek to me
June 2018
By:
George M.
| Camden, Maine
How a smartphone came to the rescue for some alcoholics in Greece who really needed a meeting
Relax your grip
March 2018
By:
Paul M.
| Valatie, New York
On the beach, on a beautiful day in March, he took both hands and learned to let go
The Gift of Receiving
March 2018
By:
Yogi T.
| Incline Village, Nev
Faced with serious surgery and its aftermath, an AA learns that one must be willing to receive as well as to give
Kid u not
October 2017
By:
Deb A.
| Santa Cruz, Calif.
Coffee on, toys out, literature open. How a child-friendly meeting grew up
After A Relapse, Hope
June 2017
The voice of AA never left her, even as she hit bottom late one night in her fourth—and last—treatment center
Miracle in Hollywood
April 2017
By:
Bill V.
| New York, New York
After years of relapsing, he finally connected to AA at a recovery house in the town known for making dreams come true
Lunch with the Ex
February 2017
By:
Michael M.
| Alexandria, Virginia
Though he was full of fear when she asked to meet him, he intuitively knew what to do
As I Am
December 1997
By:
Will K.
| LaFarge, Wisconsin
Step 12 - PART 1 Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps. . .
