Who Gets the Most Sobriety?
March 1962
By:
C. B.
| Detroit, Michigan
there's a big difference between being dry and knowing the joy of the program
Tradition Nine
January 1953
By:
Bill W.
The ninth of a new series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions <lb<emphasis type="italic">"AA, AS SUCH, OUGHT NEVER BE ORGANIZED; BUT WE MAY CREATE SERVICE BOARDS OR COMMITTEES DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO THOSE THEY SERVE."</emphasis>
Just like dad
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Jake G.
| Leander, Texas
The alcoholic “monster” he tried so hard not to become was the person he turned to for help
No More Free Rides
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joey R.
| Whitehorse, Yukon
The first year of sobriety a free ride? It didn’t turn out that way
With No One Left In The House
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Susan H.
| Ashland, Ore.
A mid-life drinking crisis brings her to AA
What Living Sober Is All About
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Pamela R.
| Bend, Ore.
Beginning in fear, ending in hope: one alcoholic’s journey
Florida or bust
January 2017
By:
Susan B.
| Dayton, Ohio
Three friends muster all the sobriety they can to enjoy a rocky road trip down south
My Brother's Keeper
August 2014
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
He came to realize that he was powerless over both his own alcoholism and that of his brother
A Cold January Night
July 2014
By:
Gary G.
| New Jersey
The night that he tried to end his life would wind up being the night his life began again
A Father's Legacy
December 2013
Through the 12 Steps, she was able to forgive her father at the end of his life
Sober in Key West
October 2013
By:
John T.
| Key West, Florida
He went south to party hard, but his HP had a much better plan
Staying for the Miracle
April 2012
By:
Charlene E.
| San Diego, California
An old timer looks back upon her drinking life as she celebrates 34 years
The Vacant Chair
September 2011
By:
Linda B.
| Shelton, Connecticut
Their physical bodies may no longer be with us, but our cherished members are far from gone
ON THE ROAD
May 2009
By:
DON G.,
| Temple, Texas
Wherever he goes, a traveler finds home in the Fellowship of AA
I Could Apply a Full Face of Makeup Without Ever Looking Myself in the Eye
February 1999
By:
Eileen K.
| Tustin, California
On the Ropes
February 1997
By:
Cesar C.
| Mexico City
A look at some of the trials and tribulations AA members have endured--and stayed sober throughout
This One Chance to Live
January 1979
By:
K. S.
| Atlanta, Georgia
A returned card brings memories of a man who could neither trust nor share