The Wonder of It All
February 2005
By:
Jo P.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
Life never runs out of surprises
Between GRACE AND HOPE
March 2008
By:
Santiago E.
| Laguna Niguel, California
Many messengers, one message
Plan for Survival
March 1951
I Should Have Known
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By:
Jenn D.
| Houston, Texas
Fighting to become the person her Higher Power wanted her to be
Dear Grapevine
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
Dear Grapevine
August 2014
I Found My HP Under a Flatbed Truck
February 2014
By:
Richard V.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
He hopped on his bike to get to his Step meeting, but encountered a pickup that was delivering Step Two
Ready for a Second Chance
January 2012
By:
Kristen C.
| Santa Ana, California
She relapsed after years in the program only to see everything she'd worked for fall apart
Out of the Woods
January 2025
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By:
Paul O.
| Forest Park, Illinois
A newcomer searching for a Higher Power connects with something big and furry and gets a beautiful lesson about belief
A Rebirth in AA
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By:
Haley M.
| Sterling, Colo.
Getting sober young, she is born again through AA
Turning point
March 2017
By:
Bill O.
| Chalfont, Pennsylvania
A member recalls the tragic story that helped him make a decision and put him on the road to Step Three
Lost Child
May 2014
By:
Mark R.
| Hamilton, Massachusetts
It took a lot of years of drinking and a correct diagnosis of his bipolar disorder before he could get sober
Leap of Faith
November 2013
By:
Anonymous
He was about to jump, but could he? His answer was a piece of cake
The Apple Falls from the Tree
November 2011
By:
Brenda P.
| Orlando, Florida
The science of gravity helped this newcomer believe in a power greater than herself
In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery
September 2011
By:
John L.
| Howell, New Jersey
From Section 1, What We Used To Be Like
Step Two: I Didn't Drink And I Didn't Run
February 2007
By:
Nancy C.
| Coral Gables, Florida
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Every Boy His Own Barrel
August 2005
By:
Kenton H.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
A dry drunk discovers an easier way of life