Welcome home
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Janice D.
| Daphne, Ala.
It took a lot of time, patience and work before the kids allowed me back into their lives. Today, I’m a different mom. I’m a good mom.
Spiritual Wires
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Costa Mesa, Calif.
A sponsor’s journey with a sponsee takes wing over the phone
Not by accident
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Jerry S.
| Gardnerville, Nev.
How do you clear up the past when you’ve blamed yourself for years for someone’s death?
Put me to Work
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Scott G.
| Kouts, Ind.
When you show up at a district meeting looking for a job, it doesn’t take long before you get one
Miracle Woman Today
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Betts W.
| Evergreen, Colo.
The sign on the door of her first meeting read “Miracle Women.” Could she ever be one of them?
Here lies a Hampshire Grenadier
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Elaine B.
| Greenfield, Mass.
On a worldwide sober trip, a member spends a cherished moment in the footsteps of our cofounder
The need to identify
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ian G.
| Chester Springs, Pa.
A non-binary member shares some thoughts about fitting in, feeling safe, sponsorship and unity
Tempted
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Jade M.
| Welland, Ontario
All alone with two months sober and a bottle on the counter calling her name. This was definitely decision time
Donut Holes
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Diana L.
| New York, N.Y.
We’ve been out there all year. We’ve had lots of picnics, eaten donuts, worn T-shirts and tried our best to laugh through the pandemic.
Clean House, Help Others
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Gary D.
| Edgewater, Fla.
Helping others in AA has a ripple effect that spreads beyond what we can see
Next Stop Freedom
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Sally T.
| Wilmington, Del.
How a chance encounter with a stranger on a train put a newcomer on the right track to do the Steps
To Value You More
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
S.J.
| The Woodlands, Texas
One day in her Step study group, an oldtimer discovers something brand-new about Step Four. Proof that the learning and growing never stops
Getting Filled Up
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Phillip B.
| Lewis Center, Ohio
How a quick stop for gas in Las Vegas began as a robbery and turned out to be a moment for hope
Web Exclusive: Get With the Program
December 2011
By:
David A.
| Clifton, Texas
An old timer exhorts newcomers to do the Steps and not just go to meetings
A Reminder at the Reunion
September 2011
By:
Joan L.
| Gloucester, Massachusetts
A 50th high school reunion afforded her an opportunity to make an amends to an old friend
Web Exclusive: A Letter from an Old Friend
July 2011
By:
Dave B.
In the process of making an amends, a man finds more reason to feel grateful for his sobriety
CONTINENTAL SHIFT
April 2010
By:
BERT W.
| Prescott, Ariz.
Plate tectonics and erosion are higher powers, too—can they keep an AA sober?
THE WRITE STUFF
March 2009
By:
B.T.H.
| Middletown, New York
An author realizes the unlimited possibilities of a sober life
When My Sponsor Drank
February 2009
By:
David J.
| Grand Rapids, Michigan
Those we place on pedestals sometimes fall
SOBRIETY Spoken Here
July 2008
By:
Sylvia A.
| Owatonna, Minnesota
A bilingual AA starts a meeting in prison for Spanish-speaking
Under The El
March 2007
By:
Stevie H.
| Chicago, Illinois
What's the best thing you can do for a drunk?
