I’m Not Going To Drink Today
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dionne M.
| Savannah, Ga.
Who could have imagined that her obsession to drink would be lifted when she reached out for a white chip?
Missing All The Hugs
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Johnny O.
| Kearny, N.J.
As life takes a swing at us, we seem to be responding like the champs we are. With God’s grace, life will settle down and hopefully we’ll return to our meetings.
Rambling On
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Fla.
We looked at each other in dismay and rolled our eyes when Lea started to share. We fidgeted, coughed, sipped coffee, tried to stare her down, all to no avail.
The best things in life Aren’t things
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Jim in Tasmania
| Devonport, Tasmania
There’s nothing here I wish wasn’t. I’m more content in my old house than I would be in a five-star hotel anywhere else in the world.
Hula Hoop Larry and the Serenity Prayer
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Becky P.
The riddle of the Serenity Prayer explained
The True Story of a Miracle
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Anonymous
A true AA mentor passes on—but his “fallen angels” remain behind
Public Information
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Karrie S.
| Ft. Wayne, Ind.
How the author became a member of a PI committee—and how service enriches her life
Get the coffee brewing
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Dana W.
| Agana Heights
It’s Thursday noon, and someone on Guam needs a meeting. Stations everyone!
Out of Fear, Into Service
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Pat S.
| Gravenhurst, Ontario
From panic attacks to being a confident DCM: a story of love, service and sobriety
Relief Is Not Release
July 2018
By:
Bob S.
| Richmond, Ind.
He’d been sober a long time, but a glass of whiskey nearly found its way into his hand. It was because he wasn’t fully living the program
Speaking of humility
July 2018
By:
John P.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
What? After weeks of research and rehearsal for his big talk about Step Seven they chose a different speaker?
Meeting-makers Make It
September 2006
By:
Stephen T.
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
They do more than just show up
Tradition Seven: Contributions: One Member's Perspective
July 2006
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, California
Persian Gulf Countries Hold Fifth Annual AA Convention
May 2006
Three-day event examines translation concerns and service structure
Tradition Two: When They Kept It Simple
February 2006
By:
C.M.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Serenity was restored
Eyeliner, Anyone?
July 2004
By:
N.H
| Sterling, Illinois
The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us"--<emphasis type="italic">Alcoholics Anonymous</emphasis>
Tales Of a New Year's Eve Party
January 2003
By:
Keith M.
| Livermore, California
Something very strange was going on
