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>
Just Like Dad
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Geoff C.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
As a kid, he and his sober father were buddies. But once he started drinking everything changed
The Good Life
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Mike B.
| Carbondale, Colorado
Once a college dropout, now he bikes around the world and sponsors guys across the Rocky Mountains
A Long Recovery After A Long Relapse
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By:
Daniel P.
| Vancouver, Wash.
Twenty years of drinking left him literally scarred, but active recovery brought him to peaceful sobriety and a chance to journey around the world
The Gift of Acceptance
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sean L.
| Waukegan, Ill.
In his darkest moments, he reached out to God and AA. Both answered
Lily, Our Friend
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Andy A.
| St. Peters, Mo.
As Andy and his buddy share love with a struggling home group member, her story keeps it mighty real
Maximum picnic
July 2018
By:
Ruth L.
| Beaconsfield, Quebec
Doing service in prison not only feeds her soul, but sometimes even her stomach
Quite an impression
May 2017
By:
Moira B.
| Pearl River, New York
Many of us have a shameful family event we never want to remember—or forget. This one roared
What hope looks like
September 2016
By:
Kathe P.,
| Louisville, Colo.
How a woman’s tragic accident became a beautiful asset
A Warm Room on an Icy Day
July 2015
By:
Ray G.
| Knysna
On a January morning in Amsterdam, a man tries to sober up in a place he least expected
Last Chances
May 2015
By:
Kathy F.
| Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania
Landing in the emergency room with heart troubles was her bottom
A Cabin in the Woods
December 2014
By:
Diane S.
| Benson, Arizona
A newly sober wife escapes into the mountains to hike and fish—but that’s not all she does
Good as Gold
September 2011
By:
Elliot T.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
A sober connection far more valuable than money and riches
Momma Bear
June 2011
By:
Nancy S.
| Renton, Washington
Through divorce and a decade-long custody battle, this member stays sober with the help of AA