You’re Already Doing It
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jennifer G.
| Cedar Park, Texas
Spirituality has to come naturally
Wake Up Call
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Bill E.
| Galveston, Texas
Divorced and disillusioned, this retiree was about to leave the state—and AA too. Good thing he made it to his noon meeting
A Gift That Lasts
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
(Doc) Ed G.
| Blue Springs, Missouri
As amazing memories of first sober holidays go, this one of a dad and his sons floats to the very top
High Fives
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
A.M.
| Tucson, Arizona
A young sober member gets outside help for his mental health and joins in the love at his YPAA groups
Yes, It’s True About Acceptance
Web Exclusives
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By:
Tim H.
| Hayden, ID
Reflections on a cancer diagnosis and lessons learned through AA
We are Brothers
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Kyle C.
| Florence, Arizona
Through the loneliness and fear, there’s a group of men here bonding, sponsoring and sharing the love
God Is Good
Web Exclusives
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By:
Edwin B.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
Adding a second “o” to God made all the difference
Right on Time
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
David M.
| Bremerto, Washington
He’s not great at making coffee, but the night this oldtimer really needed a meeting, someone had a cup for him
Patient Twelfth Stepping
Web Exclusives
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By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Mo.
Planting the seed is sometimes all you can do
You Made My Day
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Cori C.
| Tucson, Arizona
An encounter by a lake under the warm Arizona sun gives a member a wonderful shot of gratitude
My First Sober Thanksgiving
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tennessee
How on earth will he celebrate without booze? A newcomer gets a wonderful surprise
Divine Inspiration
Web Exclusives
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By:
Ruth T.
| Rockledge, Fla.
Her “temporary” sponsor was there for her permanently
Gladly Out of My Way
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Julie G.
| Portage, Wisconsin
Helping members get to meetings not only gives her a spiritual high but also some beautiful friendships
Service saved me
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Chris C.
| Oregon, Ohio
Right when his personal life was falling apart, the friends he made in general service lifted him up
Tick tick tick
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anna H.
| South Yarmouth, Mass.
She knew AA was a cult because they all had tattoos. Now she just needed the password!
Father's Day
June 2015
By:
Stephen M.
| Roslyn Heights, New York
In a restaurant in Little Italy, a sober dad gets a huge serving of love
Welcome back, sucker
April 2015
By:
Larry K.
| Manhasset, New York
After 11 years, he stopped going to meetings and an old friend returned
Teacher Gets Schooled
October 2014
By:
Bill P.
| Waukesha,, Wisconsin
The story Billy was about to share with the class would stay with his teacher for years
Three Lives
September 2014
By:
V.O.
| Phoenix, Arizona
It wasn't easy to maintain so many secrets living in a convent
Out of the Box (of Cheap Wine)
August 2014
By:
Ellen G.
| Pittstown, New Jersey
Much of what she heard in meetings didn't make sense at first but she kept coming
One Day in June
May 2014
By:
Kathy D.
| Atlanta, Georgia
On a relapse, she found her self defeated again by alcohol
Basket Case
January 2014
By:
Casey K.
| Castle Rock, Colorado
Not wanting to be short-changed, a member considers tossing in another dollar or two
Fire in the Holler
November 2013
By:
L.O.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
The share that will give us solace may be just around the bend
Sobriety Calling
August 2013
By:
Anonymous
A member shares how he feels about texting and calls during meetings
Birthday Blackout
July 2013
By:
Carrie B.
| Bend, Oregon
A momentous night pushes her to do the unthinkable—go to AA!
If It Ain't Nailed Down
March 2013
By:
Karen P.
| Franklin, New Hampshire
She cleaned out the treatment center, now it was time to clean up her past
The Anonymity Principle
May 2012
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
He confided in a co-worker about his recovery in AA, and later he had to pay a price
Strike Out
April 2012
By:
Megan B.
| Naperville, Illinois
We often don't plan our last drink. She had hers at a baseball game.
Hanging with the Girls
March 2012
By:
Cheryl B.
| North Riverside, Illinois
She learned how to make and keep friends in AA
