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I Don’t go It Alone

January 2023 | Spiritual Awakenings
By: Paul W. | Rochester, N.Y.
Once dependent on people and alcohol, he now gives his Higher Power that job

The Patron Saint of AA

September 2022 | Young & Sober
By: Charles M. | Columbia, Tenn.
A once bleeding deacon learns to recognize that service to the Fellowship ought to come from a place of love

Not Today. Maybe Tomorrow

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Chris H. | Washington, DC
The drinking life is lived one day at a time. So, it turns out, is the sober one

Glad My Luck Ran Out

June 2022 | Stories by Longtimers!
By: D.M. | Yorktown, Texas
This newcomer mom’s got a new tattoo and she’s shopping for a bike. She’s sober now and living large

Tough Love

April 2022 | What's On Your Mind?
By: Pat K. | Sunland, Calif.
A member shares her thoughts about applauding when people come back from multiple relapses

Wouldn’t be anywhere else

March 2022 | Emotional Sobriety
By: Tim P. | Longville, Minn.
Kindness, love, large-print books and donuts. You can’t ask for anything more

Wrapped in Fellowship

February 2022 | Getting Through Tough Times
By: J.D. | Big Lake, Minn.
Being a sober AA member doesn’t mean I will have a life free of trials and tribulations, but what it does give me is a Fellowship I can rely on.

Glad we took the steps

January 2022 | Beginners
By: Duncan M. | Poway, Calif.
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”

In need of care

November 2021 | Prayer and Meditation
By: Dottie C. | San Diego, Calif.
Helping others all day was this nurse’s job. Now it was her turn to ask for help

Meeting on 4 wheels

October 2021 | Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By: F.B. | Williams, Ariz.
On an urgent trip to L.A., a mom on the edge gets some unexpected help from a stranger going 60 mph

It’s About Love

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
By: Maryellen O. | San Rafael, Calif.
Although there’s a pandemic and she’s dealing with serious issues, she’s sober, useful and drinking in the kindness

Ride Share

July 2021 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Michelle B. | Rossford, Ohio
Tired, worried and desperate for a meeting, a newcomer hits the road and meets an angel at the wheel

Sink or Swim

July 2021 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Laura T. | Little Rock, Ark.
Through tears, fits, fear and phone calls, she held tight to her Higher Power and got sober in a pandemic

I’ll Quit Tomorrow

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Jennifer P. | Clarksville, Tenn.
Once she found sobriety, she discovered the God of her childhood waiting for her

A Fringe Player

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Anonymous | Kingston, N.H.
All his life, he hung back a bit, observing from the sidelines. But the AA Fellowship would not let him stand alone

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Starting at Zero

March 2012
By: Jim
It took a long time of being in AA before he could take the First Step

Web Exclusive: Me, Myself, and I

December 2011
By: Annemette O. | Okanogan, Washington
After getting sober, she realized that she wasn't the only person who felt separate

Web Exclusive: A Christmas Story

December 2011
By: Greg H. | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
An oldtimer helps out a newcomer who relasped during the holidays

Starting Over

December 2011
By: Kate K. | Fort Lewis, Washington
With her life unraveling, a woman joins AA and finds a new way to live

A Suggestion for Thanksgiving

November 2011
By: Bill W.
A special note from Bill W. to remember our Twelve Traditions on the holidays

Web Exclusive: Toys and Resentments

October 2011
By: Greg P. | Charlottesville, Virginia
A feud over Mr. Potato Head brewed at work until he realized that his sobriety came first

Web Exclusive: A Coffee Pot and a Resentment

October 2011
By: Mike S. | Morgantown, Indiana
A group splinters over debates about singleness of purpose

Welcome to AA - The Way Life Should Be

May 2011
By: Anonymous | Maine
The principals of AA and the love and humor of the fellowship gave this member a life second to none

Web Exclusive: Welcome to AA - The Way Life Should Be

May 2011
By: Anonymous | Maine
A group of sober alcoholics, making sure no one got left behind: my home group.

12 Steps and 12 Traditions

April 2011
Learn the history here, plus 12 and 12

Warrior-Prince-Alcoholic

March 2011
By: Shawn B. | Stamford, Connecticut
The Third Tradition meant he was welcomed, not out of place

Web Exclusive: Senior Trip

March 2011
By: Brittany S. | Calvert County, Maryland
A near-fatal fall brought this teen into AA. Now the program is part of her family.

DON'T CRY FOR ME: SMILE!

September 2010
By: STEVE C. | Tulsa, Okla.
Blindness was a sad state of affairs until he changed on the inside

Okay for this day

April 2010
By: KATE K. | Lakewood, Wash.
The cravings for booze seemed unending, and now there was a baby on the way

Down the Mountain

December 2009
By: MOLLY M. | Montclair, N.J.
A grieving wife and mother is tempted to drink

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