Second chance at life
October 2009
By:
SUSAN B.
| Alexandria, Va.
Sober, she remembers the insanity of her past as she moves forward
Lucky Shot
June 2003
By:
Lonny W.
| Cornwall, Ontario
It took an attempted murder charge for him to change
God Didn't Follow Orders
July 1984
By:
V. P.
| Toledo, Ohio
Why a complacent old-timer got back to basics
A note about this article:
June 1963
Told he had cancer, this AA found an inner peace that amazed everybody
Along the Metropolitan Circuit
July 1944
A Deeper Look
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Mike S.
| Whitehouse, Ohio
With an open mind about prayer and meditation, he went on a quest, dove into the Steps and discovered his own bit of paradise
Doctors On Call
September 2003
By:
Omar M.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
This time, the patient emergency was the doctor on call
Put me to Work
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Scott G.
| Kouts, Ind.
When you show up at a district meeting looking for a job, it doesn’t take long before you get one
Miracle Woman Today
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Betts W.
| Evergreen, Colo.
The sign on the door of her first meeting read “Miracle Women.” Could she ever be one of them?
Life Continues To Unfold
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
David V.
| San Francisco, Calif.
Despite health issues, he is grateful for every day alive and sober
I Spent Years in Prison
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kevin. R,
| Plymouth, United Kingdom
Drinking and jail went hand in hand, until he answered the question, “What is wrong with my life?”
One Primary Purpose
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Debbie D.
| Concord, Calif.
Their group has hot coffee, donuts, comfy seats and all three shades.
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
Next Stop Freedom
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Sally T.
| Wilmington, Del.
How a chance encounter with a stranger on a train put a newcomer on the right track to do the Steps
Changing Course
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Eve K.
| Lexington, Ky.
I was nourished by these women. What resonated loudly was hearing that “getting sober is like trying to turn the Titanic around.” The woman’s words shook me to my core.
Two gifts From Zola
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Clif G.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Norm’s world
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Norm H.
| Cary, North Carolina
He still loves to go there, but thanks to AA, his stays are a whole lot shorter
Just Say Yes
June 2016
Shrink Rap
May 2015
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, California
Talking with psychiatrists about AA so they can help their patients
The Answer Wasn’t Alcohol
August 2014
By:
Carolyn O.
| Orlando, Florida
When she came to accept that maybe she was an alcoholic after all, the answers were easier to find
Home Group at Rio Rancho
July 2014
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico
For years, he jumped from meeting to meeting until he learned the value of a place called home
