Growing Pains Here and Abroad
June 1946
Along the Metropolitan Circuit
October 1944
Operation Acceptance: Moving from Rage to Letting Go
April 2005
By:
Anonymous
| O'Fallon, Illinois
Window of Opportunity
December 2001
This young alcoholic stepped out a second-story window and into AA.
One Song At A Time
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Landon H.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
This newcomer thought the fun was over, but Living Sober told him it wasn’t so. Time to get out the guitar
The Amends I Didn’t Want to Make
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Jim R.
| New York, New York
Once full of rage and anger, he knew he had to make things right with his mom. But when and how?
Rescue Dog
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Ron B.
| Centennial, Colorado
A man shares about the challenges of finding a sponsor after moving to a new town with 10 years sober
Dear Grapevine
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
Street Tough
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Lonnie D.
| Washington, D.C.
Growing up in D.C., he learned to drink and fight, but in AA he learned to surrender
Lessons From Life On Life’s Term
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rob H.
| Star, Idaho
An unexpected emergency shows the power of the AA program
If You Can't Beat 'Em,
September 2005
By:
Oliver V.
| Leander, Texas
From pillow fights to probation
Going to Any Lengths
February 2005
By:
Ron B.
| Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
One AA can do a lot to carry the message to elders
Is This All There Is?
November 2003
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An AA checks his supply of spiritual oxygen --Step Eleven - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him</emphasis>, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the po
First the Bad News, Then the Good News
July 2003
By:
Joe D.
| Elko, Nevada
A radio man survives seventeen months in prison and five months back in life by doing the unthinkable: he asks for help
Governed By Love
February 1994
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition Two - <emphasis type="italic">For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority--a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.</emphasis>