Tradition Two: When They Kept It Simple
February 2006
By:
C.M.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Serenity was restored
A Maximum-security Celebration
December 2003
By:
Cindi C.
| Oxford, Alabama
Season's greetings from the New Outlook Group
Who Carries the Message?
February 1985
By:
G. T.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
We all do, in a surprising variety of ways
First Christmas Sober
December 1982
By:
Anonymous
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
That dreaded trip home turned out just fine after all
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
Wherever you go
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Jeanne R.
| Rochester, Pennsylvania
Her move to Florida would’ve gone a whole lot easier had she remembered her sponsor’s wise words
Full of grace
October 2018
By:
D.G.
| San Diego, California
Through the wonder of showbiz, a sponsee learns about love, service and following her dreams
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
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 again
September 2009
By:
TIM P.
| St.Paul, Minn.
Newly sober, a member who travels for business tries to find a meeting in every port of call
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