Hooked on Service
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Newport, Wash.
Once he discovered the world of general service, his spiritual journey really took off
Don’t do this!
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Jim M.
| Lawrenceville, Ga.
We got out of the car and Kirby stuck a Big Book under his arm and we headed up the walkway, acting like we knew what we were doing. Kirby knocked on the screen door.
Best Insurance Ever
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
M.G.
| Montclair, N.J.
Working with a prisoner in a serious COVID lockdown delivered both of them tickets to some sanity and peace
The 3 R’s of Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tracey M.
| Albany, Ohio
Regain. Remember. Rediscover
A Good Sign
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Helen E.
| Juneau, Alaska
Sullen and defiant, she sat in the cheery room and sulked. But something on the wall kept her there until the AA message could sink in
Saddest Christmas Ever
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Vance O.
| Marion, N.Y.
No job, no wife, no driver’s license or money. Here he was 30 days sober, in the cold, and now the AA meeting door was locked
Listen and Learn
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Beverly F.
| Tucson, Ariz.
A former pro softball player learns to live all over again in the rooms of AA
The Magic and the Miracle
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Santa Monica, Calif.
Gratitude comes with working the program—and finding true belief
Some people count differently
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Max M.
| Ithaca, New York
My guide to the wild west
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Kim S.
| Boise, Idaho
Getting sober can be a wonderful journey with the right someone showing the way
Sometimes very slowly
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Nancy H.
| Laguna Woods, California
It took her 30 years, but General Service made her fall in love with AA all over again
To Be Sober, You Need To See Sober
July 2018
By:
Barnes B.
| White River Jct., Vt.
One alcoholic stops the fear-based projections and allows himself a vision of a happy, sober and sane life
Felt like home
June 2018
By:
Janis L.
| Bangor, Maine
How the warm welcome at a shelter meeting helped her take off a “backpack” of fear and shame
Cursing At God
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Becky G.
| Langhorne, Pennsylvania
With her husband dying, she expressed her pain and found a way to greater faith
Spiritual Oasis
March 2011
By:
Frederick M.
| Princeton, New Jersey
He turned it over with Step Three and found a welcoming haven in AA
Web Exclusive: Confessions of a General Service Geek
March 2011
By:
Tony W.
| Fairfield, California
Don’t be afraid. You can love General Service too.
Web Exclusive: Return to Prison, Return to Hope
March 2011
By:
Randy H.
| Warren, Maine
How another prison stay became a source of joy.
RIGHT NEXT DOOR
December 2009
By:
SUNDAI B.
| Orlando, Fla.
Sometimes saving a life comes down to a few fortuitous incidents
This is your big debut
December 2009
By:
BRANDI
| Prairie du Chien, Wis.
A beginner attends her first holiday party
Take off
March 2009
By:
CHRIS C.
| Manchester, England
On his first solo flight, a pilot finally feels the presence of his Higher Power
JUST VISITING
December 2008
By:
Betty L.
| Fitchburg, Wisconsin
After eighteen years of chasing sobriety, a drunk surrenders and gets to work
The Sweet Smell Of Hope
October 2007
By:
Michael K.,
| Carver, Massachusetts
Maybe it's something in the AA coffee
Find A Good Group, Sis
April 2006
By:
Yvonne Z.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
Surrender comes after more than thirty years