Why Study AA History?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tim B’s son
| Raleigh, N.C.
Following the path to personal history, one AA to another
Rescue Dogs Need Sponsors, Too
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ron B.
| Centennial, CO
Being sober for a long time doesn’t mean you don’t deserve a sponsor
A Work of Art!
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Pat S.
| Stanton, California
A 47-year-old debt over lost artwork became an unexpected gift just in the nick of time
I Want What She Has
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Terri T.
| Billings, Montana
The joy outside volunteers brought in and the support her sober roommate got was the thing that got her attention
Tuned In
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
D.K.
| Pittsburgh, Pa.
His Higher Power’s voice found its way through all the static of early sobriety
Clearing the Air
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Peter A.
| West Simsbury, Connecticut
A dad well into sobriety embraces the Tenth Step to come clean and mend his relationship with his daughter
One Seder at a Time
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tennessee
A newcomer navigates his first real social test. Thank goodness for helpful oldtimers and grape juice!
Window of Opportunity
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
T.R.
| Isleton, California
At six months sober, his view of the world was getting much better. Well...not this day
A Bountiful Higher Power
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Loren S.
| South Bend, Ind.
Restored to reality—rather than sanity—he finds his true path
100 Beards
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jack H.
| Westminster, Md.
What sobriety lifeline does a Santa turn to when he can’t get to meetings? Grapevine, of course
The Day I Unmuted
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Tracy L.
| Ottawa, Ontario
Every day she kept logging in—often drunk. Then finally she spoke up and said those magic words
Hope, After All
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.P.
Her losses mounted even after escaping an abusive marriage, but today she is sober and a “woman of valor”
Carried To Carry The Message
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lisa K.
| Pittsford, N.Y.
Slow and steady wins the race
Tree of a New Life
October 2011
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A dreaded ice storm mends a doctor's bruised career
Web Exclusive: An Amends in the Nick of Time
July 2011
By:
Philip S.
| Carlsbad, California
If he had waited only one more day, he would have lost the opportunity to make amends
"Don't Do It, Mom, He's Not Worth It!"
June 2011
By:
Tom
| Osseo, Minnesota
An incident of domestic violence and a daughter's rejection was the spark he needed to get sober
Make the Connection
June 2011
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
Even halfway around the world in Australia, the program is there if you seek it
Legacy of resentment
December 2010
By:
Tom L.
| New Orleans, La.
Chains of bitterness toward his mother are shattered through forgiveness
Turkey day
November 2010
By:
R.P.
| Yorktown, Va.
A first sober Thanksgiving is spent staying busy and using the AA tools
MY TURNING POINT
January 2010
By:
RICK S.
| Indian Wells, Calif.
Declaring his alcoholism at a meeting, a solitary, blackout drinker begins a new life
Rare and elusive
January 2010
By:
JOE H.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Until he takes the First Step, a collector misses the real value of the Big Book
A Kid like me
March 2009
By:
PINKY G.
| Skaneateles, New York
A troubled teen and a 40-something sponsor have more in common than they think
An Electronic Dream
June 2008
By:
Daniel S.
| Brooklyn, New York
MAKING VITAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR AAS
SUFFERING IS OPTIONAL
January 2008
By:
Felix C.
| Rockaway, New York
A member learns different survival skills behind the walls
Obsession Progression
June 2007
By:
Melody R.
| Bandon, Oregon
An AA learns that there is more to sobriety than a dry spell
Between A Bartender And A Bad-tempered Boss
December 2006
By:
Angela W.
Alone in a bar on her first AA anniversary
